The Numbers Don't Lie
IMPACT &
STATISTICS
Understanding the scale of the crisis is the first step to ending it. Here is the data — and what the Chris S. Owens Foundation is doing about it.
National Crisis
GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
Most recent full-year data available · CDC 2023 Final Report
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Americans killed by guns in 2023
CDC Final Data, 2023
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Gun deaths every single day in the U.S.
CDC, 2023
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Leading cause of death for children & teens ages 1–19
CDC, 2023
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Annual economic cost of gun violence
Everytown Research, 2022
Our Backyard
GUN VIOLENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
2024 full-year data · NYPD CompStat
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NYC shooting incidents in 2024
NYPD CompStat Year-End 2024
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NYC gun homicides in 2024
NYPD CompStat Year-End 2024
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Of all NYC shootings occur in Brooklyn
NYPD CompStat 2024
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Youth under 18 shot in NYC in 2024
NYPD CompStat 2024
Shooting Incidents by Borough — 2024 (NYPD CompStat)
Brooklyn
388
33% of total
Bronx
327
27% of total
Queens
196
16% of total
Manhattan
168
14% of total
Staten Island
113
10% of total
Source: NYPD CompStat Year-End Report 2024. Brooklyn figures are approximate based on precinct-level data. Numbers reflect shooting incidents, not victims.
Our Impact
THE CSO FOUNDATION
BY THE NUMBERS
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Youth Directly Served
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Community Partners
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Years of Service
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Active Programs
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States Reached
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White House Recognition
Program Outcomes
WHAT OUR PROGRAMS DELIVER
GVPIYP
- ✓Direct intervention with hundreds of at-risk youth in Brooklyn
- ✓Crisis response and conflict mediation in high-violence neighborhoods
- ✓Family support services connecting households to housing and employment
- ✓Community peace events reducing neighborhood tension
SKY DWELLER Drone Program
- ✓FAA Part 107 certification pathway for youth ages 16–24
- ✓Career placement in film, real estate, agriculture, and public safety
- ✓Entrepreneurship training for drone services businesses
- ✓Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) advancement pathway
Block to the Boardroom
- ✓10-point financial literacy curriculum delivered to underserved youth
- ✓Partnership with Grant Cardone Foundation expanding program reach
- ✓Participants gain skills in budgeting, investing, and entrepreneurship
- ✓Generational wealth education for families with no financial foundation
"EVERY STATISTIC IS A PERSON.
EVERY PERSON HAS A FAMILY.
EVERY FAMILY DESERVES BETTER."
— Chris Foye, Founder · The Chris S. Owens Foundation
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
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