Gun violence costs Santa Clara County $72 million, according to public health report
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/22/gun-violence-costs-santa-clara-county-72-million-according-to-public-health-report/
Santa Clara County incurs $72 million in costs associated with gun violence every year, according to a newly released report by the Department of Public Health.
The report, which investigated gun violence incidents going back to 2000, measured the impact on the county’s medical and mental health infrastructure, emergency services and law enforcement. The data did not include costs associated with incarceration or to the private sector.