A 3D map of East London where elevation represents the rate of violent crimes between 2002 & 2003. Corrugated cardboard, 145h x 540w x 425d cm. Source: Abigail Reynolds. Mount Fear East London.

California-based artist Loren Madsen, a long-time data sculptor (see our 1995 entry and our interview with him), created an outdoor sculpture where steel tubes show falling crime rates across eight crime categories over 30 years. The sculpture stands in front of a police station and jail in Chicago City. Sources: ​Healther Schultz (2015) California Sculptor Completes Commissioned Piece. Image courtesy of Loren Madsen. Also see Steven Pinker's TED Talk on the topic.

This series of bronzes visualizes 2020 data on gun ownership in America. Pernicious Doubt Access to a gun increases the risk of suicidal death by 3 times. Occlusions Carrying a gun makes the bearer 4 times more likely to be killed in an aggressive encounter than without a gun. Night Terrors Women are 5 times more likely to be killed in acts of domestic abuse when their partner owns a gun. Source: Matthew Mosher. Ownership: Occlusions, Night Terrors, and Pernicious Doubt. Related: Also see our […]