Milwaukee police said the city hasn't had this many homicides since July 1991, when bodies were found in Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment. There were 24 homicides in Milwaukee in August, and there have been 93 total so far this year.VIDEO: Chief Flynn uses homicide numbers to draw attention city violenceThe Police Department said that Milwaukee's per-capita homicide rate was significantly higher than the homicide rate of the city of Chicago. "It is homicidal violent crime that is most significantly affecting our disadvantaged neighborhoods of color," Police Chief Ed Flynn said at an afternoon news conference. "In the month of August, 83 percent of our homicide victims were African-Americans, and 83 percent of described assailants were African-Americans. And against this backdrop, the police department still seized over 200 firearms."Flynn made a plea to those who have been protesting in Sherman Park to turn their attention instead to stopping the violence."I would urge many of those who are most vocal in their criticisms of the police department to lend some of their energy and some of their concern to the extraordinary rates of violent crime that are afflicting us," he said.The chief also said they're having a problem with witness intimidation in shootings where people don't die. Witnesses are afraid to talk to investigators, which makes it hard to bring criminal charges and prosecute gunman.

Milwaukee police said the city hasn't had this many homicides since July 1991, when bodies were found in Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment.

There were 24 homicides in Milwaukee in August, and there have been 93 total so far this year.


VIDEO: Chief Flynn uses homicide numbers to draw attention city violence

The Police Department said that Milwaukee's per-capita homicide rate was significantly higher than the homicide rate of the city of Chicago.

"It is homicidal violent crime that is most significantly affecting our disadvantaged neighborhoods of color," Police Chief Ed Flynn said at an afternoon news conference. "In the month of August, 83 percent of our homicide victims were African-Americans, and 83 percent of described assailants were African-Americans. And against this backdrop, the police department still seized over 200 firearms."

Flynn made a plea to those who have been protesting in Sherman Park to turn their attention instead to stopping the violence.

"I would urge many of those who are most vocal in their criticisms of the police department to lend some of their energy and some of their concern to the extraordinary rates of violent crime that are afflicting us," he said.



The chief also said they're having a problem with witness intimidation in shootings where people don't die. Witnesses are afraid to talk to investigators, which makes it hard to bring criminal charges and prosecute gunman.



