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In New Orleans, a 47-year low in killings -- and that's no accident, police chief says
Despite a bloody Christmas holiday, New Orleans in 2018 registered its lowest number of murders in nearly half a century, and other key gun violence statistics also saw important drops, a sign of modest progress in the city's most intractable crisis.
When the clock struck midnight early Tuesday to usher in the new year, there had been 146 people murdered in New Orleans in 2018, with three additional killings having been deemed justifiable, according to unofficial statistics provided by police.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison has said none of that is by accident. He said he tasked a specialized team of tactical officers and detectives with removing repeat violent offenders from the streets over the past two years, no matter how long the cases took to build, and they’ve delivered results.
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In New Orleans, a 47-year low in killings -- and that's no accident, police chief says
Despite a bloody Christmas holiday, New Orleans in 2018 registered its lowest number of murders in nearly half a century, and other key gun violence statistics also saw important drops, a sign of modest progress in the city's most intractable crisis.
When the clock struck midnight early Tuesday to usher in the new year, there had been 146 people murdered in New Orleans in 2018, with three additional killings having been deemed justifiable, according to unofficial statistics provided by police.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison has said none of that is by accident. He said he tasked a specialized team of tactical officers and detectives with removing repeat violent offenders from the streets over the past two years, no matter how long the cases took to build, and they’ve delivered results.
More at ...
In New Orleans, a 47-year low in killings -- and that's no accident, police chief says