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Year in Review
Our staff rounds up the must-read stories from other newsrooms, including investigations that shine a light and the features and essays that show how strong and resilient people can be.
From the maternal homicide crisis to a multimillion-dollar legal campaign against firearm regulations, our editor in chief on The Trace's crucial reporting — and what it might mean for 2025.
The Trajectory
While some Biden administration initiatives may be reversed, not all of the progress can easily be undone. Here are the 2024 highlights.
Data
Gun deaths are down this year — but not yet to levels seen before the start of the pandemic.
Highlights from a year on the gun violence beat.
These are the stories from across the media landscape that stuck with us.
In the final Trajectory of 2023, reporter Chip Brownlee takes stock of the most encouraging developments on our beat.
2022 in Review
This year showed that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us.
The work you don't want to miss.
10 stories that added to our understanding of a multifaceted issue during an especially difficult year.
The work we're especially proud of this year.
The facts and figures that stuck with us.
Stories that inspired us, and improved our understanding of a uniquely American crisis.
How We Fix This
2020's shooting surge was overwhelming and in many cities unprecedented. But for outreach workers and other experts, it also led to new ideas and approaches.
Happy holidays, Bulletin readers. While The Trace’s regular newsletter service is on pause until January 4, here’s a rundown of the numbers that may stand out when the story of guns and gun violence in 2020 is entered into the…
