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It already is taking its toll.  Homicides are up like 300% this year in MoCo.    There was one last night too.    And while it's not a verified source, the local police union says they have responded to 25 additional non-fatal shootings, that we don't necessarily hear about.     [/quote]
Homicides in Montgomery County, Maryland:

2014: 19
2015: 30
2016: 15
2017: 23
2018: 20
2019: 15
2020: 17
2021 to date (based on press releases): 13 (1 Clarksburg, 4/13) + 2 (White Oak, 3/25) + 1 (Silver Spring, 3/15) + 1 (North Kensington, 3/8) + 1 (Gaithersburg, 2/5) + 1 (Wheaton, 1/23) + 1 (Hillandale, 1/19) + 1 (Wheaton/Glenmont, 1/14) + 1 (Bel Pre, 1/12) + 1 (Gaithersburg, 1/10) + 1 (Germantown, 1/5) + 1 (Clarksburg, 1/4)).

For homicides to be up 300% compared to last year, the 2021 year-end total would be 51.

I will note also that several of those homicides were domestic-related, and domestic-related homicides are up all over the country, reflecting the increase in domestic violence during the pandemic.[/quote]

DP here. If we consider 13 homicides through April 2021 (and really there are 2 more weeks for April), that's just 1/3 of the current year. If that number continues, the total for the year is well on its way towards 40.  Not a good trend.[/quote]

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