Week(end) Wrap-up
Posted on March 24, 2014
Just days after McBeerNuts proclaimed “it’s not the weather, it’s a trend”, the warmest temps since November got some shit a poppin’, especially on Friday. Last week ended up being the deadliest of the year thus far with nine (9) killed and another 26 shot & wounded. The weekend accounted for two (2) of the homicides and 19 of the wounded.
A breakdown of the 35 incidents shows:
- Killed: 2 shot, 3 stabbed, 4 others
- 29 dudes
- 6 chicks
- 28yo average age
- 10 teenagers
- 19 neighborhoods
- 2 police-involved
- 2 standoffs
Comparing to recent past weeks:
- Week of 2/23: 7 dead, 14 wounded
- Week of 3/2: 3 dead, 12 wounded
- Week of 3/9: 5 dead, 24 wounded
Just as this February bested last February, this March is now ahead of last March’s 19 homicides. We have a feeling that the hashtag #ItsNotTheWeather will become this year’s #CrimeIsDown.