Incident geography
Map concentrations and recurring locations.
National Data System • Violence Prevention and Nonprofit Intelligence
How NDS Helped Turn Gun-Violence Geography Into Counter-Strategy
NDS used geographic evidence to help a Raleigh-Durham nonprofit understand where gun violence was concentrated and how prevention resources could be targeted.
The NDS capability
From violence map to community intervention
The work demonstrates how a nonprofit mission can be connected to incident geography, community assets and measurable prevention strategies.
Community context
Connect violence with youth, poverty, housing and service conditions.
Nonprofit footprint
Show where Boots on the Ground can act directly or through partners.
Counter-strategies
Design outreach, interruption, mentoring and stabilization responses.
Resource targeting
Prioritize places where limited capacity can have greater effect.
Outcome measurement
Track reach, incidents, partnerships and neighborhood change.
The intelligence pipeline
From fragmented records to working knowledge
AcquirePreserve the source and provenance
GovernDefine records, fields and publication rules
ConnectAdd geography, relationships and context
AnalyzeMeasure patterns, gaps and outcomes
DeployPublish tools, briefs, APIs and stories
The purpose of a violence map is not to label a neighborhood. It is to help community organizations place the right intervention where it can save lives.