Winnipeg homicide spike puts spotlight on 'ultimate victimization'
Winnipeg Free Press It's been a bloody month in Winnipeg, with 11 homicides in just 33 days. It is a startling number, featuring a crime that is statistically rare, says a local criminologist with decades of experience in the justice system. "You don’t get very consistent patterns, it can be all over the place, but often it will average out over a year," University of Winnipeg Prof. Michael Weinrath said Wednesday. He pointed to month-long spates of deadly violence in 2019 as an example of the statistical phenomenon. That year, 44 people were killed in the city, its highest number ...