SALT LAKE CITY A spike in violent crime across the nation has caught the attention of President Joe Biden s office.
Biden recently announced a five-part plan to curb the rise in violence in the U.S., particularly gun violence.
In Utah, the number of homicides during the first six months of the year is on pace to match a record the state set last year in 2020. There were 103 homicides in Utah during 2020 a single-year record for Utah according to statistics kept by KSL.com.
During the first six months of 2021, there were 40 homicides plus five fatal officer-involved shootings, according to KSL.com statistics. That s compared to 45 homicides and four fatal police shootings during the same time period last year.
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