City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, along with Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina and City Manager Emilio Gonzalez joined community leaders to make the historic crime-rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon.
The City of Miami recorded 51 homicides in 2018, down from 59 in 2017 and 39 of those homicides were the result of gunfire, according to statistics provided by the police department.
Stats show other illegal activities, including... [...]
Stand your ground law should be reviewed by Legislature, Florida’s black leaders say
The debate over Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law was reignited last month after a heated argument outside a Clearwater convenience store left a black man mortally wounded, his white killer free to go home and civil-rights activists up in arms.
The law, which permits the use of deadly force under life-threatening circumstances, states... [...]
Miami-Dade County Police is launching an audit in response to questions from New Times about its hate-crime reporting procedures.Source: www.miaminewtimes.com Miami-Dade Police Admit They Might Not Be Reporting Hate Crimes ProperlyLast week, the FBI released its yearly log of hate crimes reported across the nation. In Florida, the data appears to show reports jumped 33 percent between 2015 and 2016. But that wasn't the entire story: Many of... [...]
