Cape Fear Rundown: Summer's here! But so are hurricanes, community violence, and deadly infrastructure

When it comes to hurricanes, stay tuned into government sources of information for updates and general need-to-know info.

WHQR's reporting on NWS Wilmington hurricane season 2022 outlook:

• Pay attention to forecasted hurricane impacts, not just category, say Wilmington meteorologists
• NWS Wilmington lead meteorologist says Cape Fear region "long overdue" for major hurricane
  

WHQR’s reporting on Port City United:

• New Hanover County announces new Port City United department, tasked with reducing 'community violence'
• Port City United director discusses three-pronged effort to combat community violence
• Port City United employee fired after arrest as ‘accessory’ to fatal Wilmington shooting

Studies have shown that there is a direct correlation between poverty and violence. Here’s some stats on the relationship:

• "Connections Among Poverty, Incarceration, And Inequality" — University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty
• Household Poverty and Victimization — FBI
• U.S. Department of Justice — Bureau of Justice Statistics
  

And here’s a link to a 2019 PBS special on violence, mentioned by Rachel Keith. Some of the key takeaways are the highest correlating factor with violence — economic inequality and at the end, an epidemiologist showed how violence acts like a disease spreading. They showed maps of violent instances and it mirrored what a disease outbreak looks like. Basically, one murder spurs a wave of retaliation.

This week’s music:

• Poppin’ Wheelies by Brian Witzig
• Golden Crates by Dusty Decks
• Jazzy by Emapea
• Dreams by Joakim Karud
  

Thanks to Rachel Keith, Ben Schachtman, and Kelly Kenoyer for being on this week’s episode of the show.