evidence: Data from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission shows that in 2016, 8 percent of homicide and nonfatal shooting victims in Milwaukee were under the age of 17. So far this year, that number has increased to 14 percent. The toll on younger victims has persisted even as Milwaukee’s homicide rate has been falling after hitting a record high last year, with the overall murder rate down 27 percent year-to-date compared to the same period in 2022. [...] Last year at this time, there were 15 juvenile homicides in Milwaukee, according to data from the Milwaukee Police Department. So far this year, there have been 14.