As we enter the last month of 2022, we are starting to get a better idea of what the violent crime totals are going to look like compared with prior years.
At 255 homicides to date, we have already surpassed year-end totals dating back to pre-Katrina.
Nonfatal shooting incidents currently stand at 439 and have remained somewhat stable over the year
Carjacking incidents have remained considerably higher (+173%) compared with 2019, but have slowed down since the beginning of 2022.
Armed robbery incidents continue to outpace prior years at an alarming rate — this is the only category of major violent crime that has shown growth, rather than decline, in the 2nd half of 2022.
2022 Violent Crime by Month: January 1 - November 30, 2022
Homicide
In the 1st half of 2022, we were averaging 26 homicides per month
From July – November, the monthly average dropped to 18
Nonfatal Shooting
The first 6 months of 2022 (January – June) show an average of 40 shooting incidents per month
July – November of 2022 had an average of 39 shooting incidents per month
Carjacking
From January – June, we saw an average of 26 carjacking incidents per month
From July – November, this number dropped to 21 incidents on average each month
Armed Robbery
From January to June, we averaged 44 reported armed robbery incidents per month.
From July – November, we increased to an average of 47 monthly armed robbery incidents
