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A crowd gathers along a sidewalk beside a yellow school bus. The people are wearing matching shirts reading "WE WANT TO SEE YOU WIN," and a yard sign displays the same message.

Justice & Safety

Homicides, shootings and carjackings fall as Milwaukee violence prevention efforts show progress

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service July 18, 2026July 16, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Recent data shows violent crime is down in the city. Advocates say preventing violence depends on trust as well as community investment.

Is sedition punishable by death?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch November 21, 2025January 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Are National Guard troops generally trained in law enforcement?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Smiling woman at left and young man in hoodie

Justice & Safety

‘Nobody’s ever going to be held accountable’: Families of unsolved murder victims in Milwaukee fight to maintain hope

by Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service July 18, 2025July 16, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yellow "POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS" tape blocks a street.

Justice & Safety

What happens when someone is murdered in Milwaukee? An inside look at homicide investigations

by Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service May 14, 2025May 13, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is the fact that most violent crimes in the US go unsolved a new phenomenon?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is violent crime in Milwaukee higher than the national average?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Democracy on the Ballot, Government

Many in Wisconsin GOP drop ‘stop the steal’ talk, play up inflation, crime

by Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch November 2, 2022February 23, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Has Milwaukee’s homicide rate nearly doubled in the past two years?

by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch October 21, 2022August 16, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justice & Safety

Where did that gun used in a crime come from? Milwaukee police can’t easily tell you

by Edgar Mendez / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Have some violent crimes risen during Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’s tenure?

by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch September 29, 2022January 16, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justice & Safety

Racine murder case gets benefit of teamwork that helps ‘connect the dots’

by Matt BarnidgeAugust 6, 2013June 12, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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