The Costs and Economic Benefits of Reducing Violence in the Community

UNITY, a Prevention Institute initiative  funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the Kresge Foundation, recently offered some resources related to the costs and economic benefits of reducing violence in the community.

To access two of these resources, please visit:

Center for American Progress: The Economic Benefits of Reducing Violent Crime - A Case Study of 8 American Cities (June 2012)

Institute for Economics and Peace: Violence Containment Spending in the United States (September 2012)

Note: The cities studied in the Center for American Progress Report included Boston.

Background information:

UNITY (Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth through Violence Prevention)

Prevention Institute