Violent 24 hours puts New Orleans on track for highest homicide rate in the nation
It would be the first time New Orleans has had the highest homicide rate in the nation since 2011.
Author: Alyssa Curtis
Published: 7:07 PM CST December 29, 2022
Updated: 7:07 PM CST December 29, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — Crime and gun violence continue to rise in New Orleans in the last few days of the year. From Wednesday to Thursday, there were at least 10 shootings, with at least one being fatal. According to crime data analyst, Jeff Asher, New Orleans is on set to have the highest murder rate in the nation, but the homicide rate isn’t the only crime statistic that’s peaking.
Asher reports that 37 women have been murdered in New Orleans this year, the highest since 1996.
Misty Frye, Director of Client Services with the New Orleans Family Justice Center says we’re “in crisis mode,” adding the violence against women is becoming more severe.
“What you would normally see is the normal slap, kick, punch has now turned into gun shots, using vehicles to run you over. It’s happening more often than it used to. We used to go months before seeing a gun shot victim, now we can get five in a week that’s a lot,” Frye said.
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It would be the first time New Orleans has had the highest homicide rate in the nation since 2011.
Author: Alyssa Curtis
Published: 7:07 PM CST December 29, 2022
Updated: 7:07 PM CST December 29, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — Crime and gun violence continue to rise in New Orleans in the last few days of the year. From Wednesday to Thursday, there were at least 10 shootings, with at least one being fatal. According to crime data analyst, Jeff Asher, New Orleans is on set to have the highest murder rate in the nation, but the homicide rate isn’t the only crime statistic that’s peaking.
Asher reports that 37 women have been murdered in New Orleans this year, the highest since 1996.
Misty Frye, Director of Client Services with the New Orleans Family Justice Center says we’re “in crisis mode,” adding the violence against women is becoming more severe.
“What you would normally see is the normal slap, kick, punch has now turned into gun shots, using vehicles to run you over. It’s happening more often than it used to. We used to go months before seeing a gun shot victim, now we can get five in a week that’s a lot,” Frye said.
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