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La Tonya Johnson: “In 2025, Milwaukee also reported 515 non-fatal shootings, a…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 19:52

So Milwaukee Police Department in 2025 confiscated 3,020 guns, of which 2,580 were evidence guns. In 2025, Milwaukee reported 142 homicides, an increase of 8% from 132 in 2024. In 2025, Milwaukee also reported 515 non-fatal shootings, a 19% decrease from the previous year of 639. So Black residents comprise of roughly 6.3% of the population, but accounted for 75.5% of firearm homicides. This is just a breakdown of the Guns confiscated per zip code, with the highest amount of guns being confis and 53218 the lowest 53226. (19:52–20:02)

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Asserts that Milwaukee reported 515 non-fatal shootings in 2025, a 19% decrease from 2024.

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