Is Miami experiencing a rise in homicides?
Friday, December 18, 2020
By Lisa Freedland
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Homicides in Miami and surrounding Dade County in 2020 increased 33% from last year. The city-county police department has recorded 105 murders so far this year, up from 79 last year. The number is the highest since 2013 when the department began reporting the statistics.
Cities across the country have reported increases in homicides this year. In an analysis of 21 U.S. cities, the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice found that since the pandemic began through the third week of October, homicides were up an average of 32% from last year.
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