Variation in Extreme Risk Protection Order Use Among Urban, Suburban, and Rural ZIP Codes in Maryland: A Descriptive Study

ERPO use was higher in rural areas (1%) and suburban areas (66%) as compared to urban areas. The racial demographics of respondents were roughly the same as the distribution of race in each urbanicity category. Cases for suicidal threats were more common in non-urban petitions and cases for interpersonal violence threats were more common in urban petitions.