Mayors Discover Data Surprise: Most "Gun Violence" Involves Repeat Offenders
Connecticut mayors discovered something in the data about violent crimes committed with guns: Most of it is committed by repeat offenders!
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Connecticut mayors discovered something in the data about violent crimes committed with guns: Most of it is committed by repeat offenders!
Hartford data drawn from 345 gun violence incidents between January 2019 and March 2021 shows that 85 percent of the suspects arrested for gun crimes had been convicted of gun crimes previously.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is building a coalition to pass a comprehensive gun control package in the coming months.
Three Connecticut women were charged with scamming the state Department of Social Services out of more than $35,000, officials said.
The Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce in Connecticut will increase prevention efforts, provide victim advocacy and support, and educate and train the community to detect and report potential human trafficking activity.