After 3 Consecutive Seasons of Record-Breaking TDs and Completions, Both Declined Last Season
As reported by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
After three consecutive years of record-breaking homicides and nonfatal shootings in Milwaukee, both crimes finally declined in 2023.
Although anyone who is involved in violence prevention, policing or public health will quickly tell you the task of lowering the city’s gun violence remains a towering challenge — gun crimes are still roughly double that of pre-pandemic levels — there is still some growing confidence among those at the frontline of the issue.
“We’re seeing some positive trends we haven’t seen in the last couple years,” said Constance Kostelac, the director of Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission and a professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “Certainly nowhere near where we want to see in terms of the levels, but at least (it's) a positive direction overall, so that’s encouraging and something we certainly want to see continue in 2024.”
As of Tuesday, the city recorded a preliminary total of 173 homicides in 2023, according to the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. That number is about a 20% drop from the 215 recorded in 2022.
It's the largest single-year drop since 2008, when homicides fell 32%, according to FBI data.
The 2023 numbers are still preliminary, as death investigations continue. Incidents that were initially reported as a homicide may later be determined to be self-defense, for example, causing the number to fluctuate into the new year.
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