evidence: The city of Milwaukee is on pace to break its homicide record again this year. [...] Public data from the medical examiner’s website counts 81 homicide victims in Milwaukee County so far this year. That’s up from 65 deaths at this point last year. The state as a whole saw more than 300 homicide deaths last year, up 70 percent from before the coronavirus pandemic. According to the state Department of Justice, Milwaukee County alone accounted for nearly two-thirds of those deaths.