The number of shootings in town fell again in 2018, continuing a multi-year trend.
Fifty people were shot but not killed during the year, according to Assistant Police Chief Racheal Cain.
That compares to 61 non-fatal shootings reported in 2017.
The number has been steadily falling since a high-water mark in 2011, when the city suffered 34 homicides and over 100 shootings. It’s impossible to identify any one cause for the decline. Among the factors officials have cited: Arrests of repeat shooters (like these guys and especially this guy) thanks to increased cooperation among state, local, and federal law enforcement; a general nationwide decline in violence.
The city ended the year with 10 homicides. The state’s attorney’s office is investigating two of them, which are believed to have been justifiable self-defense shootings. New Haven’s department is investigating the other eight. So far it has made arrests in six of them, Cain said Tuesday.
The 10th homicide victim was 44-year-old Samuel Hooks. He was gunned down on Dorman Street shortly before 7 p.m. on Dec. 29.
The Register’s Clare Dignan compiled info on all 10 victims in this article.
Congratulations on all those apprehensions Chief Cain!
Dont forget your body camera when apprehending all these murders! Wouldnt want any on NH finest citizens to protest against you for hiding footage!