According to a report by WLOX, 2021 is now the year with the most homicides in Jackson, Mississippi’s history. These numbers represented an uptick from 2020, which was a record at the time.
This record was set on the evening of November 26, 2021 when a man was shot twice and succumbed to his wounds on Derrick Street. In addition, a 13-year-old was shot in both legs during the shooting incident.
So far in 2021 , Jackson has already experienced 129 homicides..
For some perspective, 2020 was the deadliest year in Jackson’s history to date, with 128 homicides taking place in Mississippi’s capital city.
Now, the 2021 numbers have exceeded 2020’s figures and will likely reach higher levels with less than a month left in 2021.
Prior to 2020, 1995 was the year with the most homicides in Jackson, at 92. The previous year, in 1994, there were 91 homicides.
June of 2021 was the most violent month in Jackson history, with 17 being killed. Of these individuals killed, 9 were below the age of 30.
This was the same month that Councilman Kenneth Stokes called on bringing in Mississippi National Guard troops to crack down on violent crime taking place in the city.
“We cannot sit back, sit idly by and watch people keep dying in Jackson, Mississippi,” Stokes remarked at the time.
There’s a generalized trend of violence taking place across the nation. Jackson is 81% African American. In the last year or so, African Americans have had to put up with increased crime as a result of the generalized anti-law enforcement sentiments that have flared up nationwide.
Urban centers across the nation will naturally face this trend thanks to irresponsible political leadership and the overall concentration of race panderers who work diligently to gut law enforcement, the one institution that does more to protect minorities than any politician or race hustler can ever do.
Sadly, we live in a post-fact society where rational political behavior is no longer on the menu. As a result, many of America’s most vulnerable in major cities will suffer.
