Report finds Tennessee cities failing to address the root causes of gun violence, compounded by federal cuts

Report finds Tennessee cities failing to address the root causes of gun violence, compounded by federal cuts

Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga have some of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation, but the cities are not tackling the underlying causes, according to a report from the nonprofit Community Justice. In it’s annual Violence Prevention Index, Community Justice assesses 100 cities by three categories — programs for intervention and risk reduction, resources for addressing underlying factors that contribute to violence like h…