Note: Some media now report that six victims were shot.
Related: In a White suburban area outside of Chicago, hundreds of young Black males and females conducted an “illicit street takeover” to celebrate Juneteenth. Local media is reporting that as many as twenty-nine people were shot. Reginald Meadows was killed.
A Juneteenth parade was held in Milwaukee on Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Four female victims aged 14 to 18 were shot and injured as the celebration ended. One male victim, aged 19, was also shot and injured. Police say a 17-year-old suspect has been arrested.
Milwaukee has set new records for the highest homicide rate in city history for the past three years. Over sixty percent of all homicides in the entire state of Wisconsin are now committed in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Homicides:
1991: 165 (623k, 26.5 per 100k) former record for highest homicide rate
2019: 97 (591k, 16.4 per 100k) four year low
2020: 190 (577k, 32.9 per 100k) new record for highest homicide rate
2021: 193 (569k, 33.9 per 100k) new record for highest homicide rate
2022: 214 (563k, 38.0 per 100k) new record for the highest homicide rate
Milwaukee’s percentage of state-wide homicides:
2019: 52.4%
2020: 61.7%
2021: 61.3%
Milwaukee’s percentage of state-wide homicides:
2019: 52.4%
2020: 61.7%
2021: 61.3%
Based on data sent to the FBI by the Milwaukee police department:
2019: 84.3% of known suspects were Black
2020: 78.1% of known suspects were Black
2021: 92.1% of known suspects were Black
2019: 79.4% of victims were Black
2020: 77.5% of victims were Black
2021: 90.3% of victims were Black
