The cumulative cost of one homicide to a city is around $10 million,” writes Thomas Abt in his book "Bleeding Out." But for ...

Violence Interrupters rode the Blue Line Monday night to help keep riders safe after recent attacks. The group says it focuses on de-escalation and connecting people to services before situations turn ...

CARBONDALE — Too often we see violence in the community that is born out of moments of desperation, disagreement or mental crisis. It is in these moments where a situation can turn into a tragedy. On ...

WASHINGTON — Violence interrupters across D.C. are coming together to strategize ways to protect their work and the communities they serve as a federal law enforcement presence grows in the city.

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News was invited to a meeting organized by some of the districts' Violence Interrupters to discuss how to respond to the president’s takeover of DC law enforcement. The room was ...

MILWAUKEE — Walk around Wisconsin State Fair Park and you'll likely see groups in orange shirts throughout the grounds. These volunteers are part of a community-based violence prevention effort ...

Serenity Jones doesn’t let her anger get the best of her anymore. A 12-year-old River Trail School student, Serenity learned anger management and self-control techniques in the Junior Violence ...

Children for Change, *** group of Milwaukee kids doing their part to end gun violence here in the city. This comes after police say someone shot and killed an 18-year-old around 5 this morning near ...

The Star Tribune’s Deena Winter and Jeff Day report: “The city of Minneapolis withdrew its request that a controversial pastor’s nonprofit get a nearly $650,000 violence prevention contract on the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – As a 10-year-old girl recovers ...

City leaders and violence interrupters are putting a plan into action to cut down crime. 5 On Your Side is the first to get a look at the very first training session that kicked off Tuesday. The Save ...