28-01-2025
Peoria police share shooting information from 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Information from the Peoria Police Department's Year-to-Date Shooting Report shows that shooting incidents were down in the city last year.
Peoria police spokeswoman Semone Roth said Chief Eric Echevarria was not issuing any statement on the numbers.
According to the report, there were 77 shooting incidents in Peoria last year. This was down from the 107 incidents reported in 2023. The total number of shooting victims was also down from 137 in 2023 to 90 in 2024.
The number of homicides has also gone down, with 25 homicides in 2023 going down to 20 in 2024. The report also showed a slight drop in the number of Homicides caused by gunshot wounds, with 19 reported in 2023 and 18 reported in 2024.
According to the report, there was a decrease in the number of weapons recovered last year, with 425 recovered in 2023 compared to the 402 recovered in 2024. However, there was an increase in the number of stolen firearms recovered, with 50 recovered in 2023 compared with the 59 recovered last year.
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The report also shows that shootings are slightly down for the start of 2025. Only two shooting incidents have been reported this month, compared to the five that were reported this time last year.
The number of homicide victims remains the same, with one homicide having occurred both this year, and by this time last year.
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