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More than 500 people shot in Indianapolis in 2019

According to the release, 524 people were shot last year in Indianapolis.
File photo of an IMPD car at a crime scene. (WTHR Photo)

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — IMPD is releasing non-fatal shooting numbers for 2019.

According to the release, 524 people were shot last year in Indianapolis.

That's up from 492 in 2018.

“While we are making progress in driving down overall crime, the number of families impacted by gun violence remains at an unacceptable level,” said IMPD Chief Randal Taylor. “We will continue our holistic approach to addressing violence in our community, from expanding partnerships with grassroots groups and the City’s Peacemakers for community-based violence prevention and intervention efforts, to our continued focus on returning the entire city to smaller beats where every officer knows their neighborhood, and every neighborhood knows their officer.”

The number of homicides — both intentional (murders) and unintentional (self-defense, defense of others noncriminal) — decreased in 2019. There were 153 intentional homicides in 2019, compared to 158 in 2018.

In 2019, there were 171 total homicides, compared to 178 in 2018.

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