RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In almost four years, 487 women were shot in the metropolitan region of Recife, according to data from the Fogo Cruzado Institute. Of the victims, 240 died, and 247 were wounded. On average, 121 women were victims of gun violence each year.
The Instituto Fogo Cruzado's regional coordinator in Pernambuco, Edna Jatobá, believes that although women are statistically less likely to be targets of gunfire than men . . .
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