Indy activists look for answers after more than 200 homicides in 2024 [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — 13News is  taking a look at the number of homicides IMPD investigated in 2024. There were 208 last year, compared to 216 in 2023.

On Tuesday, IMPD sent 13 News the homicide stats for 2024. Last year the detectives investigated 208 homicides, 173 were criminal and 35 non-criminal.

“Two hundred eight is a ton and for 208 families it’s catastrophic for them,” Antonio Patton said. 

Antonio Patton is a longtime community activist and founder of Men Of Vision Empowering here in Indy.

For him, hearing the news of so many killings is gut wrenching.

Those same stats show that the city has hit more than 200 total homicides for the last four years.

In 2023 ,there were 217. The year 2022 had 226 and in 2021, the city saw it’s highest in recent years with 270 total homicides. The year 2020 …