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Milwaukee homicides down for 2nd straight year, MPD data shows
MPD: Homicides down for 2nd straight year
Preliminary Milwaukee Police Department data for 2024 shows homicides dropped for a second year in a row but are still up from pre-pandemic numbers.
MILWAUKEE – Preliminary Milwaukee Police Department data for 2024 shows homicides dropped for a second year in a row but are still up from pre-pandemic numbers.
According to MPD, the number of homicides dropped by nearly a quarter, from 172 in 2023 to 131 in 2024. The city saw a record number of homicides in 2022.
- 2019: 97
- 2020: 190
- 2021: 193
- 2022: 215
- 2023: 172
- 2024: 131
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MPD crime data for 2024 also showed non-fatal shootings were down about a quarter, while carjackings were up 11%. Totals for 2024 are as of Sunday, Dec. 29 and can change as cases are investigated.
Milwaukee Police Department homicide data
Homicide review
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Constance Kostelac leads the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission.
“Any life that is lost is too many lives lost, but the trend that we are seeing is an encouraging trend compared with what we’ve seen for a number of years,” she said.
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The commission’s review of 116 homicides, up to November 2024, found:
- 81% of the victims were black, 17% were white; one victim was American Indian, one was Asian
- 85% of victims were male, about 15% were female
- 17 victims were 17 years old or younger; 40 victims were 18-29 years old; 21 victims were 30-39 years old; 26 victims were 40 to 49 years old; 12 victims were 50 years old or older
- 81% of suspects were black, about 17% were white; one suspect was American Indian, one was Asian
- 92% of suspects were male, roughly 8% were female
- About 44% of victims knew the killer, about 31% were strangers
2024 Milwaukee homicide scene
The Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission found the most common cause of a homicide was shootings; guns were used in 90% of homicides.
“We are seeing more concentrated and collaborative efforts happening across different both government and community-based organizations,” said Kostelac. “We always want to be careful not to stigmatize areas, but there’s been concentrated efforts in some of the neighborhoods and parts of the city that have been historically disproportionately impacted, and we are seeing a bigger drop in those areas than what we are seeing citywide.”
What’s next
After lost lives and snuffed out dreams, a new year gives the city a chance for a new start.
“Continuing to focus on youth gun violence and ways to reach young people in a way to resonate with them to talk about peace,” Kostelac said. “Continuing to focus on how do we reach young men that may be at risk of involvement in violence or may have had prior experience with violence, which is the focus of many of the community-based programs, that’s a very important connection to make.”
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Milwaukee Weather – Frosty and cold morning, sunny day ahead
MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels
Frosty Monday morning with temps in the teens inland to low 20s near the lake.
Mostly sunny to sunny skies on Monday. Highs in the mid-40s inland, upper 30s near the lake.
A total lunar eclipse will happen Tuesday morning, total eclipse from 5-6am. It may be tough to see due to increasing clouds.
Increasing clouds on Tuesday with highs in the low 40s. Chance of rain and storms possible Wednesday through Friday with warming temperatures.
Today: 39 Lake. Mostly sunny.
High: 44°
Wind: SE 5-10
Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear overnight.
Low: 27°
Wind: SE 5
Tuesday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy.
High: 43°
Wind: E 5-10
Wednesday:41 Lake. Chance for scattered showers and t-storms.
AM Low: 32° High: 45°
Wind: E 5-10
Thursday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy. Chance storms.
AM Low: 37° High: 42°
Wind: NE 5-10
Friday: Chance for showers and t-storms Warmer. Warming at night.
AM Low: 37° High: 57°
Wind: SE 5-15
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with AM rain showers. Blustery with falling afternoon temperatures.
AM Low: 47° High: 53°
Wind: NE 5-10
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Four new community-powered fridges open on Milwaukee’s North Side
Community members and city leaders celebrated the opening of four new community-powered fridges on the North Side of Milwaukee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, Feb. 27, at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, 3624 W. North Ave., to mark the occasion.
The effort to fight food scarcity by opening community-powered fridges comes after several grocery stores closed in the area, creating a food desert.
District 15 Ald. Russell W. Stamper II, who saw several grocery stores in his district close over the past few years, served as the event’s emcee.
“We could either complain about the problem, or we could come together to find a solution,” Stamper said.
In July 2025, a Pick ‘n Save on the North Side closed, prompting the opening of a community-powered fridge at Tricklebee Café in the Sherman Park and Uptown area. Since then, several other grocery stores have closed in the area.
This led Stamper, FEED MKE, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges and One MKE to open four more community-powered fridges.
Christie Melby-Gibbons, executive director of Tricklebee Café, talked about the organization’s community-powered fridge. About a week ago, the fridge was empty for the first time since its launch, so staff turned to their online community for support.
“Within 20 minutes, a woman came in with bags of food and filled the fridge for less than $100,” Melby-Gibbons said.
The community-powered fridge network is run by residents on a take-what-you-need, leave-what-you-can model. Taking a grassroots approach to solving food insecurity in the area, community members provide fresh produce and other healthy food options to ensure that their neighbors have access to nutritious foods.
“Everybody deserves to eat. I can’t go to sleep at night knowing my neighbors are hungry,” said Melody McCurtis, deputy director of Metcalfe Park Community Bridges.
Here’s a list of all the community-powered fridges:
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges
3624 W. North Ave.
Rooted & Rising- Washington Park
3940 W. Lisbon Ave.
Sherman Park Community Association
3526 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
Dominican Center
2470 W. Locust St.
Tricklebee Café
4424 W. North Ave.
Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.
This article first appeared on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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