Gerard Torrats-Espinosa

is an assistant professor of sociology and a member of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University.

St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery contains 98 crosses with white T-shirts bearing the names of people who died from gunshots

What Do We Know?

Clustering of Gun Violence: The Problem That Won’t Go Away

Gerard Torrats-Espinosa Jan. 22 2025

A street fair booth for Queens Borough Public Library strung with yellow balloons

Building Blocks

Ideas in Action: More Non-Profits, Fewer Crimes

Gerard Torrats-Espinosa, Michael Jacobson Mar. 28 2023

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