2023 www.jacksonville.com. In addition, she says, an antiquated case management data system, which the city is working to replace, is another reason behind the painfully low clearance rate. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said that Marlon Harris, the victim, was killed in the 1400 block of Steele Street on Nov. 14, 1997. As of Dec. 27, there had been 165 homicides, 127 of which were classified as murders.. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office - Jacksonville, Florida. Unsolved: Hopes are high as Jacksonville detectives reopen 1991 cold-case homicide Kara Trimmer remembers when Jacksonville police contacted her late Oct. 28, 2015, telling her they had found. Murder capital of Florida: In 2021, Jacksonville's homicide total dropped 30 percent. Detectives saidthe victims were targeted based on an ongoing dispute between two groups. The other was 2010when 96 homicides were recorded. The now-66-year-old woman said she still grieves. Here's a closer look at the 2022 data and how it compares to recent years. There is no known suspect information at this time. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to. [Full story on Cooks death], Brittany Deshawn Matthews was shot several times in her vehicle after coming out of a convenience store on Edgewood Avenue West at Avenue B. on Aug. 3, 2020. We won't waver. June 11, 2018: Aggravated battery at 7219RutledgePearson Drive. Germany, for example, consistently clears well over 90% of its murders. Oakland detectives released security camera footage and the license plate number of the suspected get-away car. Arrests, race and gender: Police made murder arrests in at least 51 cases. Detectives interviewed McDuffie again recently and they said she brought a few things to their attention. That makes the U.S. among the worst at solving murders in the industrialized world. "That kind of stuff either doesn't exist in my dad's case," he said. On Friday, July 22nd, a young woman was shot to death at a home on Prospect Street. The driver was listed in critical condition, and an 11-year-old passenger was in stable condition. Waters is from the old regime that has seen 100-plus homicides for a decade and a ghastly 177 two years ago. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Clearance rates for murder and manslaughter cases in Jacksonville have varied over recent years, according to data . On the morning of Oct. 17, 2020, someone showed up at the apartment where he was staying. With so many cold cases that lack the tips or evidence to solve, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said his staff has to "maintain focus" on them and never stop looking. Officers found14-year-old Darryl Lamar Johnson lying innearby woods. Cause of death: Shootings were responsible for 129 homicides (not counting police shootings), followed by 10 stabbings, seven beatings, one person run over by a car and seven with no cause provided.