A headline from an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted July 29, 2025 captured my attention. It read, “Local Rise in Violence Spurs Call for Answers.” The article went on to enumerate the plague of violence hitting “a popular entertainment district in downtown Milwaukee.” This has spurred the Milwaukee Common Council to convene special committee meetings. The article indicated the violence is spreading outside this district to blocks nearby and has included both fatal and non-fatal shootings.
Milwaukee is broken up into various police districts. This particular district, which includes the entertainment venues, has so far, in 2025, tabulated six homicides and 20 nonfatal shootings. This is just one district in the city and these numbers represent twice as much as the year previous. Members of the Common Council want to hear directly from the police to “relay what they observe, what they think the problems are and what the cause is of this violent behavior.”
Milwaukee is not alone with the scourge of violence taking place. In recent days there was a mass stabbing perpetrated by an individual wielding a knife and targeting unsuspecting shoppers at a Wal-Mart in Traverse City, Michigan. In downtown Cincinnati, The Enquirer reported of “a fight breaking ou ...
