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Comparative Study
. 1995 Mar;38(3):417-9.
doi: 10.1097/00005373-199503000-00024.

Gunshot wounds seen at a county hospital before and after a riot and gang truce: Part Two

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Comparative Study

Gunshot wounds seen at a county hospital before and after a riot and gang truce: Part Two

G J Ordog et al. J Trauma. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

An analysis was undertaken of the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a Los Angeles County hospital both before and after the Los Angeles riot. Since the LA riot the gang truce between the "Bloods" and the "Crips" resulted in a significant decrease in the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a level I trauma center in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this lasted for only three months. The resurgence of shootings, mainly of the drive-by type (82%), to an occurrence rate higher than ever before, has negated any positive effect of the gang truce and indicates the need for additional measures to control gang violence.

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