Firearm Assaults in Communities: The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown.
Andrea KrzyzaniakAlexandra S RooneyAlexandra S RooneyRichard Y CalvoVishal BansalMichael J SisePublished in: The American surgeon (2023)
Firearm assaults increased dramatically immediately post-COVID lockdown at our center and have maintained higher rates through 2022. Greater ADI was associated with increasing firearm assaults and has magnified post-lockdown, demonstrating lower socioeconomic groups are disproportionately and increasingly affected by firearm violence.