Louisiana murders increased in 2021, cases being solved have dropped
As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.
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As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.
Year-end figures show that Louisiana cities saw the same record surge in homicides in 2021 as many cities in other states, marking a second straight year of rising murder rates. And as the killings have increased, police departments have been struggling to keep up, and the clearance rate — the percentage of cases being solved — has declined in several cities.
As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.
As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.