When you put Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles and steps of nonviolence into action it makes a difference. It reduces violence, establishes trust, and restores community.
We’ve been focusing our efforts in some of Chicago’s neighborhoods most affected by violence—Austin, Back of the Yards, West Garfield Park, and portions of Brighton Park. And it’s getting measurable results, changing lives, and giving people hope again.
PRACTICING NONVIOLENCE
IS BRINGING HOPE BACK TO
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS CHICAGO.
HOW WE'VE BEEN A PART OF ENDING THE VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO IN 2025:
-25%
average decrease in the number of shootings in our service areas:
Austin & West Garfield -17%,
Back of the Yards -42%
197
conflict mediations conducted
that likely prevented a shooting
53%
program participation acceptance rate after receiving victim support
1,307
participants served in our outreach, job readiness, reentry,
and victim support services
374
nonviolence training attendees
95
community events hosted to
reclaim safe spaces
CVI DELIVERS REAL RESULTS
Chicago has seen double digit declines in gun violence for the past four years straight. CV's ROI is $20 to $1.
Crime is at a 60-year low.
Since our inception in 2016, all shootings in our service areas are down 65% on average.
ALL SHOOTINGS SINCE 2016
WE ARE COMMITTED TO HAVING A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
We take our work seriously, so at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago we partner with Corners: Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science at Northwestern to gather data about our programs and practices.
Ending violence is too important for us to be ineffective.
We want to find out what works and what doesn’t,
so we can better ourselves and be as helpful as possible in our communities.