evidence: Milwaukee is again reaching historic homicide totals in 2022. Why police say a solution isn't easy. [...] Winter months are commonly associated with a downturn in violent crime, but 53 homicides were reported in the first three months of 2022. It’s a figure that more closely resembles Milwaukee’s homicide rate in warmer months over the last two years and it is double the number of homicides reported after the first three months of 2021, when the city broke its record for the second year in a row. [...] Milwaukee's homicide clearance rate stood at 57% as of April 1. And while police often do not detail the circumstances of homicides and nonfatal shootings, more details emerge after criminal charges are filed. Many of them filed this year portray impulsive actions.