City/Metro homicides 2023 (better, compared, Atlanta, Chicago)

[SEAandATL]

Originally Posted by Duderino

I mean, Boston's violent crime/homicide rate is still incredibly low by US standards, so there's really no cause for alarm in any way. To some degree, no matter how much money you invest in law enforcement and violence prevention programs, crime will always happen sporadically and randomly. It will always ebb and flow at least a little (and percentages are very misleading when you're working with a very low baseline of numbers).

There may be some external economic influences that are hitting Boston a bit more than in the past, however, and that's related to the unsustainable cost-of-living, and specifically, housing costs. There's no question that increased financial stress contributes to likelihood for crime.

Sadly that's a low bar.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by Duderino

I mean, Boston's violent crime/homicide rate is still incredibly low by US standards, so there's really no cause for alarm in any way. .

low by big city standards not byoverall US standards. Its certainly cause for alarm in the areas afflicted by violence as they've been sounding a whistle of months now

There have been 32 Homicides in the last 7 months so it’s a bit of an increase from the first half of ‘22 and ‘second 21. During that 1 year stretch there were only 33 homicides.

November 15
‘It’s ludicrous’: Amid Boston gun violence, frustration grows over cut community outreach program

March 9th
Boston community, faith leaders discuss concerns about string of violence, call on city for help

April 7
Anti-violence programs coming to Boston communities in need, leaders say

April 8
Boston gun violence concentrated in four neighborhoods

April 25
Poll finds big safety concerns among Boston public school parents
Three-quarters support bringing police back into school buildings

To say "at all" is a litttle insensitive

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

bingo.

Boston is continuously failing its residents with a lack of public transportation quality, poor housing stock and fast increasing housing prices. The financial and mobility strain on residents, specifically EJ communities, is particularly high as the city prioritizes other matters. It is quite unfortunate, however, until Boston can figure out how to best serve its residents, they may trek past 50 murders per year. Yes, low for US standards... but Boston is better than that and can definitely work to lower the crime in a couple of neighborhoods that it is truly unacceptable.

Some of the other incidents that night-

Woman, 59, stabbed to death in Chelsea, officials say

1 more homicide for Chelsea, I dont have a count for them.


Nobody hit in hail of gunfire in Cambridge (11:25 pm)


In Boston yesterday:

Apartments, cars shot up in Dorchester, possibly by running group of men who failed to hit their targets (10:30 pm)


KENMORE SQ: call for an gent holding a gun, face covered w/ a T-shirt, Comm Ave near the Greenline station entrance, BPD and
@BUPolice
swarming w/ a push #937pm

JFK/MBTA: gun call, susp in custody with the pistol, Columbia rd side, Detectives and bosses rolling #546pm

ROXBURY:
Five or six people in a fight on a Cheney St, caller claims to have seen firearm being hidden while driving by, police have a suspect description #149pm


Just 2 hours ago:
ER WALK-IN: stabbing vict, possb went down in the massNcass neighborhood, BPD detectives rolling to Hosp to sort it out #1121am

[Kmanshouse]

Chicago:

Now that April data is complete,

2022 Murders through April 2022: 180
2023 Murders through April 2023: 168

January and April saw improvements this year.
February and March were pretty much the same year to year.

Of course murder is just one crime stat.

[ion475]

Baltimore at 95 (92*).

So far May hasn't been THAT bad...but as temperature warms things could start going crazy again.

Suburban AA County is at 8 IIRC with a suicide-double homicide near Annapolis - domestic related with husband shooting his wife and a man that the wife is (probably) cheating with.

[Duderino]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

To say "at all" is a litttle insensitive

That's fair. My wording could have been better for sure. I absolutely recognize that crime has a human impact, no matter what.

I was more speaking to the implications for Boston "writ large," but every individual crime does indeed matter.

[boreatwork]

[quote=ion475;65254514]Baltimore at 95 (92*).

So far May hasn't been THAT bad...but as temperature warms things could start going crazy again.

Suburban AA County is at 8 IIRC with a suicide-double homicide near Annapolis - domestic related with husband shooting his wife and a man that the wife is (probably) cheating

Baltimore county also at 7 I believe
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local...ounty-for-2023

[SixthCoordinate]

NYC 132 (down from 147 last year)

[mphilly]

Philadelphia at 142 (down from 168 in 2022 and 183 in 2021).

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by mphilly

Philadelphia at 142 (down from 168 in 2022 and 183 in 2021).

This is great! Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati are all having much better 2023's so far than 2022's.