Sixth District Crime Trends
as of August 7, 2022
Takeaways
‑Both homicide (+80%) and carjacking (+160%) in the 6th District have shown sharp increases in 2022 compared with 2021
‑We saw a large spike in 6th District shooting incidents in 2021, though that has declined by 23% in 2022
‑6th District armed robbery rates remained largely stable, even during the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020-2021, though at 32 YTD incidents, robberies are 19% higher than 2021 and 33% higher than 2019 (i.e., pre-pandemic)