
The City of Atlanta has experienced precipitous increases in gun violence over the last decade. In comparison to 2007 statistics, 2015 statistics showed that gunshot victims reported to the Atlanta Police Department (APD) increased by 77 percent. Through a hospital-based intervention with APD, the Atlanta SPI project aims to improve data sharing and implement Violence Interrupters to work with APD’s Community Oriented Policing Section (COPS) unit officers to reduce repeat and retaliatory gun violence.