Gabriel Lenz

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Politics & society

When Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them

The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.