A highly touted initiative to address violent crime was just renewed for funding by the Greensboro City Council.
Many on the front lines working to address violence in our area say one path forward is listening to better understand how people find themselves in a cycle of crime.
The Greensboro City Council met on Tuesday, and one of the main agenda items was the future of its violence reduction program.
Incidents of gun violence remain stubbornly high throughout much of the Triad, with homicide numbers in Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem at or near historic levels.
2021 was a year marked by violence in the Triad. Winston-Salem saw a 50% rise in homicides from the year before. It was a 35% jump in High Point.