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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Milwaukee city leaders note dramatic increase in violent crime

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Milwaukee city leaders note dramatic increase in violent crime
Milwaukee city leaders note dramatic increase in violent crime

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett noted a dramatic increase in violent crimes in the city in comparison to last year.

A PLEA FOR PEACE HEADING INTOTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

AS TONYATKINS REPORTS, COMMUNITYMEMBERS AND CITY LEADERS SPENTTHE DAY ADRESSING THE RECENTVIOLENCE AND HOW TO FIX THEISSUE--HOMICIDE NUMBERS IN THE CITYOF MILWAUKEE HAVE LITERALLYDOUBLED SO FAR IN 2020.

AND TOGET THINGS UNDER CONTROL -PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH SAYEVERYONE NEEDS TO COME ONBOARD TO HELP STOP VIOLENCE.

-"When are we going to stopwearing people's faces on ourtee shirts?

When are we goingto stop flooding these funeralhomes with our families?" AQUESTION FOR THE COMMUNITYAFTER A STRETCH OF VIOLENCE.FRIDAY, CITY LEADERS GATHEREDAT A PARK ON MILWAUKEE'S SOUTHSIDE CALLING FOR PEACE."Again, calling for aceasefire this weekend.

Thereshould be a ceasefire everyday in our city." SO FAR THISYEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN 86HOMICIDES IN THE CITY OFMILWAUKEE.

LAST YEAR?

JUST 43."Exactly a 100 percentincrease in homicides in theCity of Milwaukee.NONFATALSHOOTINGS SHOW A SIMILARTREND.

THIS YEAR'S 273SHOOTINGS ARE 91 MORE THANLAST YEAR.

A TREND MAYORBARRETT SAYS REQUIRES POLICE,CITY LEADERS áAND ESPECIALLYáCOMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FIX.

"Weas a community have to cometogether to reduce violence inthis city and I'm calling oneverybody to be engaged inthis." AT THIS RATE, THE MAYORSAYS A FOUR YEAR STREAK OFREDUCED CRIME COULD BE ENDINGIN 2020.

THE MAYOR HOPES THISHOLIDAY WEEKEND'S CALL FOR ACEASEFIRE COULD KICK START ASTRETCH OF PEACE DURING THESECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.REPORTING AT POLICE DISTRICTSEVEN, TONY ATKINS, TMJ4 NEWS.

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