We know the devastating toll gun violence takes on families and communities across America. Every day, it robs us of 34 more lives.
But now we also know what violent crime costs our nation’s economy in dollars and cents. And it’s staggering: $200 billion every year.1
That's enough to send 2.3 million students through college, or employ 5 million workers to improve our infrastructure.
In a groundbreaking new study, top economic advisors to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush found that reducing violent crime by even a few percentage points would save taxpayers millions -- and boost property values by billions.
With firearms being used in nearly 7 in 10 homicides, ending access to illegal guns is critical. It won’t just save lives. It will help boost our economy.
The new study reveals that reducing homicides by just 10 percent would drastically increase overall home values -- from as much as $600 million in Jacksonville, Florida all the way up to $4.4 billion in the Boston area.
Thanks for helping get the word out,
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
[1] “The Economic Benefits of Reducing Violent Crime.” Center For American Progress, June 19, 2012.