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Looks like Cleveland had four over the weekend and then there was one in nearby Garfield Heights that appears to be related to one of the incidents in Cleveland, a double homicide in Lee-Harvard.
So Cleveland is around 55 which is still ahead of last year's pace before things blew up and the city finished with 193. But that 55 number isn't that far off from usual at this time over the past decade. We'll see if its the near 1 per day pace like it was a year ago from this point forward.
Where it seems like there has been a huge uptick is in the inner suburbs where there may already be 25 or more. Usually the Cuyahoga suburbs in total account for about 40-50 a year, with some years 15 of those in East Cleveland alone.
It wouldn't surprise me if Cleveland, by rate per 100k, is third in Cuyahoga right now. Seems like there has been 4-5 in Maple Heights (23,000 so 17 to 21 per 100k) and probably 4-5 in East Cleveland (17,000 so 23 to 29 per 100k). East Cleveland is not unusual but i doubt there has ever been another suburb outside of EC that has had a higher rate than Cleveland, something Maple Heights may finish with considering at this point its basically just an extension of the Lee-Harvard neighborhood that has had some of, if not the most, number of murders in recent years.
You would think it'll push them out to places like East Orange and Irvington and make those areas even worse, but they are also decreasing dramatically in violence; especially Irvington. It used to be up there with Camden as one of the worst cities in NJ, now it's a complete 180. An often overlooked success story on the East coast. Irvington was ROUGH.
What was Irvington high? And what was the total last year?
What was Irvington high? And what was the total last year?
Irvington record was between 27-34 in worst days 1980s and 1990s.
2020 data
East Orange 6 homicides rate of 9.3
Irvington 11 homicides rate of 20.3
Newark 56 homicides rate of 19.8
Orange 3 homicides rate of 9.9
Trenton 40 homicides 47.8
Salem, NJ small city near Wilmington, Delaware 11 with rate of 232.8 and almost 5,000 residents
Atlantic City 9 homicides with rate of 23.5
Neptune City 0
Camden 23 homicides with rate of 31.4
Paterson 27 homicides with rate of 18.4
Edison 1
Woodbridge 1
Clifton 5 with rate of 5.8
Passaic 4 with rate of 5.7
Jersey City 17 with rate of 6.3
Union City 0
North Plainfield 2 with rate of 9.2
Plainfield rate 7 with rate of 13.8
Elizabeth 17 with rate of 13.2
Highest rate overall in NJ
1. Salem
2. Trenton
3. Camden
4. Atlantic City
5. Irvington
6. Paterson
7. Newark
8. Plainfield
9. Elizabeth
10. Orange
Highest overall major cities in NJ
1. Trenton
2. Camden
3. Atlantic City
4. Paterson
5. Newark
6. Elizabeth
7. Jersey City
Once again, I'm gonna have to push back on you on this one one. According to the Boston police, as of May 16, Boston has had 13 murders. That's two fewer murders than this time last year.
Thing about Philly though is today's pace is 40% higher than this date a year ago; 499 total in 2020.
In other words, at today's rate Philly is looking like an obscene number of homicides by end of year. The hot weather is just about ready to kick in there.
Right. Actually PPD should've updated 2020s number on their website. I remember a month or so ago a guy died of his injuries sustained in December, but the website still says 499, so guessing their not gonna change that. Dont know why. Regardless, the 2021 number is going to be well over 600.
Actually, as of today, there are 199 homicides in the city, equating to a 40% increase at this time over last year. That actually puts Philadelphia on track for exactly 700 homicides currently.
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