Jul 01
One troubling number that is underreported is Milwaukee has had 72 homicides YTD 2020, compared to 43 YTD 2019, a 67% increase.
Similarly, Chicago has seen record homicides. They had 18 shooting deaths in one 24 hour period, with 329 people murdered in the first six months, which was “only” a 34% increase over last year. Shootings in Chicago were up 75% in June, with murders up 78%.
I think we can all agree that even one murder is too many unless the victim is on Arya Stark’s list (GoT) “Joffrey, Cersei, Walder Frey, Meryn Trant, Tywin Lannister, The Red Woman,…”
