Editing Milwaukee (section)

===Crime===
{{Collapse top|title= Homicide statistics}}
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!Year
!Murders
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|2023 ||align=center|184<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|date=November 2, 2024|title=Milwaukee Homicides|url=https://projects.jsonline.com/apps/Milwaukee-Homicide-Database/|access-date=November 2, 2024|work=jsonline|language=en}}</ref>
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|2022 ||{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}228<ref name="Homicide statistics" /><ref group="note" name="two" /><ref name="auto2"/>
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|2021 ||align=center|213<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2020 ||align=center|204<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2019 ||align=center|111<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2018 ||align=center|115<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2017 ||align=center|124<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2016 ||align=center|154<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2015 ||align=center|153<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2014 ||align=center|94<ref name="auto2"/>
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|2013 ||align=center|105<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/city-of-milwaukee-reported-106-homicides-in-2013|title=2023 homicide numbers drop in Milwaukee after record 215 in 2022|website=FOX 6|date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>
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|2012 ||align=center|105<ref name="auto1"/>
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|2011 ||align=center|105<ref name="auto1"/>
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|2010 ||align=center|94<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|date=November 2, 2024|title=Homicides up 31% in Milwaukee over 2009|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/112736814.html|access-date=November 2, 2024|work=jsonline|language=en}}</ref>
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|2008 ||align=center|71<ref name="auto"/>
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|2007 ||align=center|105<ref name="auto"/>
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|2006 ||align=center|103<ref name="auto"/>
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|2005 ||align=center|122<ref name="auto"/>
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|2004 ||align=center|88<ref name="auto"/>
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|2003 ||align=center|107<ref name="auto"/>
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|2002 ||align=center|108<ref name="auto"/>
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|2001 ||align=center|127<ref name="auto"/>
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|2000 ||align=center|121<ref name="auto"/>
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|1999||align=center|124<ref name="auto"/>
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|1998||align=center|107<ref name="auto"/>
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|1997||align=center|122<ref name="auto"/>
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|1996||align=center|138<ref name="auto"/>
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<ref group="note" name="two">2022: Highest total to date.</ref>
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In 2001 and 2007, Milwaukee ranked among the ten most dangerous large cities in the United States.<ref>see e.g., [http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01pop.htm Violent crime rankings, 2001] Milwaukee is ranked seventh among large cities {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308174600/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01pop.htm |date=March 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#25|title=Top 25 most dangerous cities, 2007|publisher=Morganquitno.com|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105102413/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm|archive-date=January 5, 2007}}</ref> Despite its improvement since then, Milwaukee still fares worse when comparing specific crime types to the national average (e.g., homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=Milwaukee&state=WI|title=Milwaukee Crime Report|publisher=Cityrating.com|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://data.jsonline.com/News/HomicideTracker/|title=Milwaukee Homicides|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817072615/http://data.jsonline.com/News/HomicideTracker/|archive-date=August 17, 2012}}</ref>
The [[Milwaukee Police Department]]'s Gang Unit was reactivated in 2004 after [[Nannette Hegerty]] was sworn in as chief. In 2006, 4,000 charges were brought against suspects through Milwaukee's Gang Unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentIssue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=11745|title=Gang Wars – Features|publisher=Milwaukee Magazine|access-date=July 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228090703/http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentIssue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=11745|archive-date=December 28, 2010}}</ref> In 2013 there were 105 murders in Milwaukee and 87 homicides the following year.<ref>Ashley Luthern. "[http://archive.jsonline.com/news/crime/city-homicide-numbers-down-but-pain-to-families-remains-great-b99418293z1-287239421.html City homicide numbers down, but pain of families remains great]". ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', December 31, 2014.</ref> In 2015, 146 people were killed in the city.<ref>Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/us/chicago-murder-rate-gun-deaths.html As Chicago Murder Rate Spikes, Many Fear Violence Has Become Normal]". ''The New York Times'', December 28, 2016.</ref> In 2018, Milwaukee was ranked the eighth most dangerous city in the US.<ref>Elisha Fieldstadt. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/ The most dangerous cities in America, ranked]". ''CBS News'', March 14, 2018.</ref>