An Overview: Community Violence Intervention Strategies

Community violence consists of the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against another person, group or community in a specific location that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. 

When referring to community violence, homicides are highlighted as the number one issue, particularly homicides from gun violence; however, it is important to acknowledge the toll of nonfatal violent injuries when researching community violence as they far outnumber fatal deaths by more than one hundred-to-one.