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Omaha 360 - A CITY UNITED - Working Together to Reduce Gun Violence

2011 and 2012
According to preliminary Omaha Police Department reports, homicides in North Omaha were down 40% the first six months of 2011. Felony assaults were also down -25%.

The preliminary end of 2011 stats show that homicides increased from 34 in 2010 to 37 in 2011. Overall gun assaults declined. In some targeted areas where there was comprehensive collaboration and neighborhood involvement, violence decreased by 50% or higher. More detailed information from 2011 will be available shortly.

There's been a recent spike in shootings the first two weeks of January. Let's keep working together. We need to intensify our efforts and continue to get more individuals and groups involved. Please continue to encourage neighbors to Step Up and Step Forward! Click on the 10 Things You Can Do link on this page to learn more about how you can help reduce gun violence. There are many great organizations and efforts that you can get involved with in Omaha. Please check the PARTICIPANTS link to learn more about the organizations that need your support.

Omaha 360, A City United Against Gun Violence. It won't happen overnight, but we will continue working together to reduce gun violence throughout the city.

One life lost to gun violence is one too many. Let’s come together to Keep Omaha Safe! Residents deserve a safe and peaceful place to live. Help keep our neighborhoods and community safe!

Background:
The Omaha 360 initiative was launched in late 2008 and 2009 was the first full year of the collaboration. According to official Omaha Police Department reports, homicides in Omaha were down 31% in 2009, decreasing from 44 to 30. Felony assaults were also down in 2009. Since 2008, there has been a 27% decrease in homicides and 18% decrease in shootings.

After moving in the right direction in 2009, we experienced a spike in shootings and gun assault deaths from February to May of 2010. Since that time, the community intensified efforts and rallied together to keep focusing on reducing gun violence. During the summer months of June and July in North Omaha, shootings were down 40% and homicides were reduced from 8 in 2009 to 1 in 2010. Following the spike in 2010, North Omaha experienced five months without a homicide and recorded a significant decrease in shootings.

If you’re tired of shootings and funerals that result from gun violence, let’s continue to work together to end gun violence! This will not happen overnight, and it will take active community involvement. We’ve lost too many lives to senseless death. Learn more within this Omaha 360 section about how you can get involved.

No More Gun Violence! No More Funerals! No More Shooting! STEP UP AND STEP FORWARD!!_______________________________________________________________________________

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