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On August 13, 2016, a riot began in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. [9] During the three-day turmoil, several people, including police officers, were injured and dozens of protesters arrested. [3] A nightly curfew was set up for teenagers in the area. [4]
The Sherman Park community is undertaking an initiative to reduce crime by implementing the Cardiff model, which uses data from police, fire and hospitals to target high-crime areas.
The park, which was originally named Perrigo Park, had its name changed to "Sherman Park' to honor William Tecumseh Sherman. [ 2 ] In 2018, the Sherman Phoenix , an indoor shopping mall, opened at 3536 W. Fond du Lac Ave, in a building that formerly occupied a BMO Bank .
The Milwaukee Police Department released its mid-year crime report, providing data from the first six months of 2024, on Wednesday. Milwaukee Police Department crime data report on 1st half of ...
On April 30, 2014, a police officer, Christopher Manney, fatally shot and killed Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old African-American man who had been resting in downtown Milwaukee's Red Arrow Park. Police say Hamilton was shot 14 times after he struggled with an officer, took the officer's baton, and hit the officer in the head.
Milwaukee community activist Vaun Mayes is set to plead guilty Wednesday to promoting and encouraging a riot during the Sherman Park unrest in 2016.
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
The latest crime data was discussed at a Milwaukee press conference with Mayor Cavalier Johnson and other officials speaking. Crime is down 10% overall.