Number of Hispanics killed in Prince George’s County rises - Maryland

Homicide numbers indicate a rise in the number of Hispanics being killed in Prince George’s County in recent months.

From mid-March to mid-May, Latinos accounted for 10 of the county’s 24 homicides. Hispanics make up 21 percent of all homicides that county police investigate - a jump from an average of less than 13 percent over the past five years.”*

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