After decades of a downward trend in crime, many are now wondering if we have embarked on a major reversal of that era. In Baltimore during one month there were 43 homicides, the deadliest month since 1972. In Houston, TX, murders were up by 45% through April of a recent year. Milwaukee has experienced a 103% jump in murders when compared from year over year. Atlanta had an increase of 52% of crime over a previous year.
Dangerous times