Takeaways
July ended with the lowest monthly homicide count (14) of 2022. By comparison, we had 35 homicides in June of 2022. While even one murder is one too many, this is a significant reduction from what we had been seeing.
- 170 YTD homicides in 2022 (+136% since 2019, +43% since 2021)
Nonfatal shooting incidents are down 9% relative to 2021, though still 101% higher than 2019 and 47% higher than 2020
- The combined total of 417 fatal + nonfatal shootings in 2022 is still around 2% higher than the combined 411 fatal + nonfatal shootings in 2021
Carjacking incidents are holding steady at 8% increase over 2021, 93% increase over 2020, and a 194% increase compared with 2019
Armed robbery continues to rise – at 335 incidents to date, 2022 has had a 43% increase in armed robbery relative to 2021, a 63% increase relative to 2020, and 31% increase relative to 2019
- July of 2021 had 31 reported armed robbery incidents. In contrast, there were 66 reported armed robberies in July of 2022 – the sharpest increase of any major violent crime type we have seen this summer