Last year, 2021, ended as the deadliest year for gun violence in Louisville, according to nonprofit organization Christopher 2X Game Changers.
Louisville had 188 homicides throughout 2021, including 12 in December.
December marked the 23rd straight month of double-digit homicides in the city.
A total of 583 people suffered gunshot wounds in Louisville in 2021, breaking another record. 33 of those cases occurred in December.
123 children, age 17 and under, were hit by gunfire and 24 died, according to LMPD Homicide.
"We've never had a year when so many kids were killed or wounded by gunfire. You just can't fathom how much suffering these kids and their families are going through," said Christopher 2X. "The trauma caused by all this gun violence ripples through their network of relatives and friends. Kids are scared, and their suffering hurts their ability to learn in school and to develop socially in a healthy way."
There were 173 homicides in 2020.
Homicide records broken for Louisville; 123 children shot in 2021
2021 ended as the deadliest year for gun violence in Louisville, according to nonprofit organization Christopher 2X Game Changers.
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