Violence in ABQ won’t let up – By Matthew Reisen (Albuquerque Journal) / July 10, 2022
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In 2019, there were 81 homicides in Albuquerque.
At the time, it was the highest total in the city’s history and shocked a community that had grown accustomed to high-profile murders and rampant property crime.
Then 2021 came along and obliterated that watermark with 119 homicides, recording a 46% spike and hitting the highest homicide rate ever.
And this year is on pace to match or surpass that record with 67 homicides so far. By this time in 2021 there were 65.
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