2021 By the Numbers: Grand Rapids homicides down, other violent crimes up – WZZM13.com
In enhancement, even more weapons were recuperated in the city this year contrasted to the last numerous years.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– There are both unpleasant and also motivating fads in Grand Rapids when it involves criminal offense. Murders are down until now this year contrasted to 2020, nonetheless various other terrible criminal offenses are up.
Additionally, even more weapons were recuperated in the city this year contrasted to the last a number of years.
With 2 days left in the year, there have actually been 19 murders to day in the city of Grand Rapids. That’s a 50% decrease from 2020 when there were 38 murders, making 2020 the most dangerous year on document. In 2019, there were 17 and also in 2018, there were 9.
Out of the 19 murder situations this year, our information programs 7 apprehensions were made as well as 1 warrant was released.
“Some of the ideas we obtain supply the cops the item of the criminal activity challenge and also it’s extremely useful,” claimed Chris Cameron, the Executive Director of the Silent Observer. “Some of them bring about the apprehension of a person dedicating a felony criminal offense.”
Cameron stated they got 1,700 ideas this year in Kent County which is an annual standard, as well as of those, thousands of pointers on murders.
“Having these responses and also considering that info to aid them address this situation is simply vital. It’s crucial to the target family members’ recovery.”
Although murders are down this year, a speaker for GRPD claimed various other terrible criminal activities are up consisting of capturings, tried murder, attack with weapons, as well as attack with guns with injuries.
GRPD information programs 578 weapons were recouped January 1 with December 28. That’s 17% greater than in 2014, along with the previous 5 years.
“The cops can not do it alone. They require the neighborhood taking part in a cumulative battle versus criminal activity,” Cameron claimed.
We did connect to GPRD for a meeting, however their representative was inaccessible Wednesday.
If you have any type of info that can aid fix any one of these criminal activities, you’re asked to call GRPD investigators at 616-456-3380 or via Silent Observer at 616-774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.
Below’s our breakdown of murders in 2021 in Grand Rapids:
1. Jan. 3, 2021 – 65-year-old Sandra Carter was fired and also eliminated in the 1200 block of Alpine Ave. NW. Authorities detained 23-year-old Andre Dimetre Sims on open murder, felony weapon as well as regular transgressor costs.
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2. March 7, 2021 – Authorities discovered 27-year-old Anthony Crump fired to fatality. Days later on, cops detained 26-year-old Devon James Cole in the murder.
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3. April 9, 2021 – Nicholas Purnell, 28, was fired as well as eliminated inside Stuyvesant Apartments on 140 Madison Ave. SE on April 9, 2021. The suspect in the murder, 17-year-old Andre Jermaine Hollowell, transformed himself in.
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4. May 20, 2021 – Rodney Burrell was eliminated in the 1600 block of Derbyshire in southeast Grand Rapids. 5. May 29, 2021 – 15-year-old Ju’Qwon Lamar Calvin was fired as well as eliminated on Prince Street near Alton Ave.
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6. June 20, 2021 – Police replied to a capturing in the location of Ellsworth Avenue SW as well as Grandville Avenue SW. That’s where authorities discovered a lorry had actually collapsed, leaving 21-year-old Travon Jeffrey-Jamont Seawood dead, and also an additional individual seriously injured.
Authorities jailed Harold Martell Brewer II about the murder.
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7. June 25, 2021 – 33-year-old Arthur Deonte Brown was discovered shot as well as eliminated in a car park near Madison Avenue SE and also 28th Street SE.
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8. July 9, 2021 – Jonathan Williams was eliminated near Shelby Street and also Division Avenue Southwest. 9
. July 25, 2021 – Police discovered 43-year-old Michael Jennings in the center of the road. Cops claimed he was fired to fatality, as well as an additional target reached a regional health center with non-life-threatening injuries.
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10. Aug. 22, 2021 – 27-year-old Lamont Nelson was fired and also eliminated in the 1500 block of Linden Ave SE, and also 4 others were additionally hurt in the melee.
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11. Sept. 5, 2021 – Deputies in the location of Monroe Avenue NW and also Fulton Street situated Cody Dahlquist, that was less competent and also had actually been attacked. He restored awareness and also was required to a regional medical facility with injuries from the assault.Dahlquist passed away from
a distressing mind injury on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Authorities are currently exploring the situation as a murder. Tale: https://bit.ly/3qsKJdk 12 & 13. Sept. 8, 2021-24-year-old Marissa Valdez
was & fired to fatality inside a northeast side home. She was expecting at the time. Authorities state they jailed an individual of
rate of interest that went to the scene, that cops have actually recognized as 24-year-old Dealeyon Jaishawn Franklin, of Grand Rapids. Tale: https://bit.ly/32rvd9PÂ 14.
Oct. 1, 2021-Police state Anthony Curtis McConer, 20 , was the target of an Oct. 1 capturing. The case took place around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of Highland Street SE. Upon arrival, police officers located McConer inside a parked vehicle, dealing with a gunshot injury. Tale: https://bit.ly/3eFkiLPÂ 15. Oct. 19, 2021-20-year-old Kendall Frost
was fired and also eliminated at the edge of
Griggs Street SE and also Paris Avenue SE. Tale: https://bit.ly/3qFo7Xk 16. Oct. 22, 2021-Demarcus Brown, 30, was fired on Oct. 22 around 9:15 p.m. in the
200 block of Highland Street SE. Authorities detained Dashawn Toliver for his fatality. Tale: https://bit.ly/3EJPZ1u 17 & 18. Nov. 25, 2021-Victor Alphonso Bustamante-Meza, 34, and also Artemio Zacarius-Ortiz, 23, were fired on Nov. 24 in the 1900 block of
Stafford Avenue NW.The Kent County Medical
Examiner’s Office has actually ruled both of these fatalities as a murder. Tale: https://bit.ly/31bTZtQÂ 19. Dec. 24, 2021 -Hope Latrese Cutts, 43, was fired and also eliminated on Christmas Eve.
The suspect, 33-year-old Dequan Nelson, was arraigned and also butted in the fatality.
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With 2 days left in the year, there have actually been 19 murders to day in the city of Grand Rapids. That’s a 50% decrease from 2020 when there were 38 murders, making 2020 the most dangerous year on document. – Nicholas Purnell, 28, was fired and also eliminated inside Stuyvesant Apartments on 140 Madison Ave. SE on April 9, 2021. Tale: https://bit.ly/3EJPZ1u 17 & 18. Tale: https://bit.ly/31bTZtQ 19.
