# Why violence clusters in cities -- and how to reduce it

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2020
- Speaker: Thomas Abt
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_abt_why_violence_clusters_in_cities_and_how_to_reduce_it)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Reducing violence in cities in the US isn't the impossible, intractable challenge many believe it to be, says crime researcher and educator Thomas Abt. He explains how urban violence is "sticky" -- meaning that it clusters among a surprisingly small number of people and places -- and presents an innovative, targeted strategy to make our cities safer, right now, without big budgets or new laws.

## Lectures

1. [Why violence clusters in cities -- and how to reduce it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/thomas_abt_why_violence_clusters_in_cities_and_how_to_reduce_it/33ffe0d6a0bc), 15 min (TED's player)