Gun violence in 2022 leaves 196 victims shot in Columbus
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Gun violence in the city of Columbus spiked in 2022 reaching nearly 200 gunshot wound victims, 42 of which died from their injuries.
The year of 2022 violently got worse in number of people shot. January saw twelve people shot with one homicide. February saw thirty-one people shot with seven homicides. March saw thirty-six people shot with two homicides. April saw twelve people shot with six homicides. May saw ten people shot with one homicide. June saw ten people shot with two homicides. July saw fourteen people shot with two homicides. August saw eighteen people shot with six homicides. September saw ten people shot with six homicides. October saw thirteen people shot with five homicides. November saw fourteen people shot with two homicides. December saw fifteen people shot with four homicides. A total of 196 people were shot, while coroner officials pronounced 44 people deceased from homicidal causes.
There were 123 victims shot in single victim shootings. 38 victims were shot in 19 double shootings. 30 victims were shot in 10 triple shootings. Zero victims were shot in zero mass shootings.
According to our calculations, every one day in 2022 someone is shot and every eight days someone died from homicidal causes.
Muscogee Muckraker, a social media site showcasing local news about the city of Columbus and surrounding areas, says data suggest roughly one in every thousand residents has literally taken a bullet in 2022.
In 2021, 181 people were shot with 72 homicides.
2023 – the new year – has not seen any homicides or shootings so far.
This report was from all of CNAW2NEWS.com data, this is not data from the police department.
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