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Sounds similar to how crime is in DC. Most incidents on the northeast/ southeast side. What about the suburbs of Milwaukee?
Suburbs of Milwaukee are incredibly safe -- among the safest in the country. Also, "southwest side" is incorrect. "Near South Side" is more accurate. The "Southwest Side" -- let's say south of Oklahoma Avenue and west of 27th Street -- has a crime rate (and homicide rate) that's a mere fraction of the Northwest Side or the city as a whole. Homicides are now occurring all over the far Northwest Side in locations that 20 years ago were pretty much unthinkable and rarely experienced murders. For example, overnight there was a double homicide at Appleton Ave. and Congress St. in a what was, not so long ago, a thriving middle class neighborhood developed in the 1950s and 1960s.
I could be wrong on this overall but it seems like the big cities (New York, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia) are starting to come down and the mid sized cities are still really struggling.
Looking over Jackson's record shattering start into the 2020s and continues to be tragically high. At this moment i think the homicides isn't going to decline back to mid 2010s level until late 2020s. The rate spike back in 2018 at 84 then 83 in 2019. Those numbers were last seen in the early 90s. 2020 was completely shocking to see it hit and surpass 100 homicides. Having a declining population makes the citywide rate worse. Yet as with all other cities there's sections far more worse than others & likewise for neighborhoods. Downtown Jackson only have a couple thousand people and generally have no homicides or a miniscule few. Downtown isn't bad outside the mill st neighborhood and quiet throughout the year. * represent the latest info until further update.
[Homicides/Rate]
West Jackson: The smallest of the 3 main sides by area (22 sq.mi) & population (24K).
•2018: 22 ( 91/100K)
•2019: 24 (100/100K)
•2020: 38 (158/100K)
•2021: 36 (150/100K)
•2022: 27*(112/100K)
South Jackson: The 2nd largest side by area (31 sq.mi) & population ( 41K).
•2018: 17 (41/100K)
•2019: 23 (56/100K)
•2020: 30 (73/100K)
•2021: 32 (78/100K)
•2022: 20 (48/100K)
North Jackson: Largest by area ( 54 sq.mi) & population (85K). There's a distinction between Northwest & Northeast Jackson being split by I-55. Majority of homicides on this side of the city occurs in NW side low income neighborhoods while NE side have the smallest number of incidents. 2 Police precincts covers the northside while the other sections have 1 each.
•2018: 40 (47/100K)
•2019: 31 (36/100K)
•2020: 59 (69/100K)
•2021: 83 (97/100K)
•2022: 81* (95/100K)
Suburbs of Milwaukee are incredibly safe -- among the safest in the country. Also, "southwest side" is incorrect. "Near South Side" is more accurate. The "Southwest Side" -- let's say south of Oklahoma Avenue and west of 27th Street -- has a crime rate (and homicide rate) that's a mere fraction of the Northwest Side or the city as a whole. Homicides are now occurring all over the far Northwest Side in locations that 20 years ago were pretty much unthinkable and rarely experienced murders. For example, overnight there was a double homicide at Appleton Ave. and Congress St. in a what was, not so long ago, a thriving middle class neighborhood developed in the 1950s and 1960s.
I agree with this. There may also be some crime spillover into Brown Deer which was unthinkable just a few decades ago. But most of the suburbs are extremely safe.
Police in Milwaukee struggle to deal with even the most basic crimes. The murder rate in Milwaukee is very high, but we have an incredibly high rate of nonfatal shootings and other violent crimes. Becoming one of the most dangerous cities in the country with the overwhelming majority of violent crime happening in the Northwest section.
I could be wrong on this overall but it seems like the big cities (New York, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia) are starting to come down and the mid sized cities are still really struggling.
No you're correct that the homicides slowed down nationwide in the biggest population areas in the last 2 months. Although it can very well shoot back up starting next year. My theory is that a wave of people "involved" have been killed but a new crop is about to emerge soon.
As for mid size cities, another theory is that the crime has "spilled" into them from the largest population centers and the pandemic "kicked off" a new generation of violence and chaos in the mid sized cities.
IMO, I just feel like the hope for pre-pandemic statistics are not feasible because that's now in the past, we're living the post-pandemic era.
No you're correct that the homicides slowed down nationwide in the biggest population areas in the last 2 months. Although it can very well shoot back up starting next year. My theory is that a wave of people "involved" have been killed but a new crop is about to emerge soon.
As for mid size cities, another theory is that the crime has "spilled" into them from the largest population centers and the pandemic "kicked off" a new generation of violence and chaos in the mid sized cities.
IMO, I just feel like the hope for pre-pandemic statistics are not feasible because that's now in the past, we're living the post-pandemic era.
I was thinking it was just cities not named Atlanta that had a great year in 2022. But yeah, it was mainly NYC, I think LA just by a bit, Chicago, and even Philly, Houston, and DC all have lower numbers this year. The last 3 were up earlier this year at some point and then slowed down.
The cities that had worse years that I know of include Atlanta, Milwaukee, NOLA, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, Seattle, and Portland.
It is wishful thinking that we'll go back to the pre-COVID numbers now that the pandemic is over, but 2022 might be an exception rather than the rule. I think in the long term we are trending back upwards after the decline from the late 1990's to the mid-2010's.
I was thinking it was just cities not named Atlanta that had a great year in 2022. But yeah, it was mainly NYC, I think LA just by a bit, Chicago, and even Philly, Houston, and DC all have lower numbers this year. The last 3 were up earlier this year at some point and then slowed down.
The cities that had worse years that I know of include Atlanta, Milwaukee, NOLA, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, Seattle, and Portland.
It is wishful thinking that we'll go back to the pre-COVID numbers now that the pandemic is over, but 2022 might be an exception rather than the rule. I think in the long term we are trending back upwards after the decline from the late 1990's to the mid-2010's.
Memphis is down also I believe. It was similar to Baltimore the last couple years.
St. Paul at 39 after woman shot in a home in Payne-Phelan last night. Last year's total was 38 and it was the highest count on record.
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