Who’s Killing Who in Jacksonville?
Jacksonville has the highest per capita rate of murder in the entire US. Aren’t you happy about that? We’re number 1!!!
It’s interesting to see just where all of these murders are taking place, and who is doing it.
Click here to see what is really happening here in Jacksonville. This a a searchable database of ALL the murders in Jacksonville, going back to 2004. It even shows those homicides that involve our local Jacksonville Sheriff’s office. It seems to be lagging about six months behind, but sadly enough, the song remains the same when it comes to our murder rate over the past four or five years.
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