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“Thanks to March
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program of aggressive gun
crime strategies, including
ShotSpotter, we are proud
to have achieved more than a
twenty percent reduction in
gun violence in 2018,” said Al-
fonso Morales, Milwaukee Po-
lice Chief.
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Alfonso Morales, Milwaukee Police Chief
“By pairing innovative tech-
nology with proactive polic-
ing policies, our entire com-
munity is safer and more
engaged with law enforce-
ment.”
Other key findings include:
incidents.
• Third busiest night of the week –
• Busiest day in 2018 – August 26 with
Sunday with an average rate of 246
437 incidents detected.
incidents.
• Busiest hour in 2018 for ShotSpot-
ter Incident Review Center – De- Gunfire incidents in 2018, as tracked
cember 26 from midnight to 1:00 am by hour of the day, followed a simi-
with 62 incidents detected.
lar pattern to 2017:
The trend of heaviest gunfire activi-
ty occurring on weekend nights con- • Most active period was between
10pm and midnight.
tinued in 2018.
• Busiest night of week – Saturday
with an average rate of 337 incidents.
• Second busiest night of the week
– Friday with an average rate of 285
• Single most active hour was 11pm
to midnight.
• The lowest number of gunfire inci-
dents by hour was between the hours
of 6am and 10am.
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