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2022-06-21 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Five major cities on pace to pass steep 2021 homicide totals halfway through 2022
[Fox News] Guess what they have in common? Besides Democrat shithole machines? You KNOW the media won't say it...
Five major U.S. cities are currently on pace to break their homicide totals from last year, continuing a violent trend that started in 2020.

Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Atlanta have all seen homicide numbers outpace their mark from 2021 halfway through this year, with Milwaukee seeing the largest spike of the group, according to crime data reviewed by Fox News. Wisconsin's largest city has recorded 96 homicides as of June 17 compared to 77 at this time a year ago, a 24.7% increase.

The numbers continue a trend that has plagued the country since 2020, when homicides in the U.S. increased nearly 30% compared to 2019. That trend continued last year, with the Council on Criminal Justice statistics showing homicides across the county in 2021 increased 5% over 2020.

The nation's capital has been another victim of the trend in 2022, recording 93 homicides as of June 17 compared to 82 at this point a year ago, a 13.4% increase. Atlanta's increasing rate came in just behind Washington D.C., with homicides as of June 11 coming in at 68 compared to 60 at the same point in 2021, a 13.3% increase. Baltimore (7.7%) and Los Angeles (7.3%) have also seen increased over last year, recording 153 and 162 homicides respectively, an increase over 2021's year-to-date totals of 142 and 151.

Experts warn that crime tends to surge in the summer, giving major cities little hope of slowing down the rising trend.

Debate on the cause of the recent spike in crime has raged since 2020, with many experts blaming the pandemic and accompanying closures, restrictions, and isolation for a spike in crime. Others have pointed to the "Ferguson effect" or more recent "Minneapolis Effect" for the increases, which resulted in less active policing during times of increasing crime.

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 despite 6 killings yesterday, Chicago is running about 8% below last year's homicide pace
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-06-21 08:55||   2022-06-21 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Not to worry. A hot spell the rest of the week will get things moving...
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-21 08:57||   2022-06-21 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 The Red Sox started hitting well as soon as it warmed up, so I don't doubt it!
Posted by Raj 2022-06-21 09:39||   2022-06-21 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 despite 6 killings yesterday, Chicago is running about 8% below last year's homicide pace

Maybe they've already killed so many that they're running low on shooters and targets.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-06-21 12:06||   2022-06-21 12:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Newsome’s theory of Red State violence falls apart when the data is sliced and diced. Dem control and gun control make for urban shooting galleries. Defunding and hamstring police contributes while a Soros funded DA is the cherry on top of the pile of carnage.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-06-21 12:19||   2022-06-21 12:19|| Front Page Top

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