Andrew Hull | safewise.com
Andrew Hull | safewise.com
A new “State of Safety” survey finds Illinois leads the country in concern over gun violence.
Safewise researchers found more than four out of five residents, or 83 percent, fear gun violence on a daily basis across the state. New York ranked second at 80 percent.
“No state worries more about gun violence,” said SafeWise author Andrew Hull. “When we take a look at what’s happening in the state over the last year, we can see what might be fueling that concern. For one, mass shooting incidents, meaning four or more people were shot or killed per the definition we use, in Illinois, they increased 63% year-over-year.”
At the same time, researchers found 52 percent of people in Illinois insist they still have confidence in how law enforcement approach preventing crime.
Recent FBI data concludes that thus far in 2021 Illinois ranks tops in the country in firearm background checks, a figure that offers an indicator of gun sales.
From Jan. 1 through June 30, 2021, the state had 6,050,704 firearm checks.
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