Whitey Ford
04-14-2020, 03:27 AM
Despite coronavirus, homicides don’t stop as Jacksonville faces a deadly start
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Jacksonville homicides in March were the highest ever for any March going back 15 years.
Last month, even as Mayor Lenny Curry urged residents to stay home and keep their communities safe, the city suffered from more than just a rising coronavirus outbreak.
In March, the city had more homicides — 17 — than in any other March going back at least 15 years, a Times-Union analysis found.
One quarter of the way through 2020, Jacksonville’s persistent homicide rate doesn’t look ready to shrink.
The only year with more homicides in the first quarter was last year, which ended up being the deadliest year in decades.
The city had 43 homicides in the first quarter last year. There were 41 homicides in the first quarter this year.
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200403/despite-coronavirus-homicides-donrsquot-stop-as-jacksonville-faces-deadly-start
https://i.imgur.com/1XccsQm.png
Jacksonville homicides in March were the highest ever for any March going back 15 years.
Last month, even as Mayor Lenny Curry urged residents to stay home and keep their communities safe, the city suffered from more than just a rising coronavirus outbreak.
In March, the city had more homicides — 17 — than in any other March going back at least 15 years, a Times-Union analysis found.
One quarter of the way through 2020, Jacksonville’s persistent homicide rate doesn’t look ready to shrink.
The only year with more homicides in the first quarter was last year, which ended up being the deadliest year in decades.
The city had 43 homicides in the first quarter last year. There were 41 homicides in the first quarter this year.
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200403/despite-coronavirus-homicides-donrsquot-stop-as-jacksonville-faces-deadly-start