2024 Milwaukee crime data: homicides down 39 percent in 1st quarter of year
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Office of Violence Prevention Director Ashanti Hamilton, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 presented the city’s crime numbers for the first three months of 2024.
With the first quarter review, Milwaukee police say homicides have decreased 39 percent – down to 23 from 38 this time in 2023. Property crime is down 11 percent. Auto thefts are down 10 percent – down to 1,295 from 1,431 this time in 2023.
“Overall, our year is off to a positive start,” said Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman. “But as I said before, MPD cannot take full credit when crime goes down. Nor do you own all the blame when crime goes up.”
In 2024 compared to 2023:
Crashes remained the same at 3,415 in 2024 compared to 3,423 in 2023
Hit-and-run crashes decreased 1 percent (1,258) from (1,269)
Fatalities decreased 44 percent (9) from (16)
“We’ve got every reason to applaud the latest numbers across the board. Milwaukee is headed in the right direction when it comes to crime. But now is certainly no time to relax,” said Mayor Johnson.
