What a mess, from the article:

More than 40 LMPD officers were dispatched to the scene on St. Louis Avenue and UofL Hospital after a shootout Tuesday night in Park Hill, which police said stemmed from prior tensions between the groups.

Early Saturday, four men were shot at a liquor store in Shively, leaving one dead.

Later that night, three men were shot in the Russell neighborhood, with one person critically injured. Nearly three hours later, two teenagers were shot, killing 14-year-old Jahlil Brown.

While data shows shootings and homicides in Louisville are down compared to this time last year, anti-violence advocates say communities plagued by violence cannot fully grasp the progress because one life lost, is one too many.

So far, no arrests have been made in either of the shootings that happened in Louisville since Saturday.

https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-shootings-community-intervention/72033078

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At least the shootings and homicides in Louisville are down compared to this time last year but what an over the top four days.

Also, no arrests, ugh..

From Google AI:

Comparing the safety of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky, depends heavily on whether you are looking at broad city limits, metropolitan areas, or specific neighborhood pockets. According to FBI data and local community rankings, Cincinnati generally reports higher rates of violent crime per capita, while Louisville often ranks higher in the total volume of property and violent crime due to its much larger geographic size and population.

Survey Rankings: Comprehensive lifestyle and safety surveys (such as WalletHub's city safety metrics) often score Louisville as slightly safer on average when considering a blend of community safety, natural disaster risk, and financial security, though the two cities frequently rank similarly.

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I have discussed the city of Cincinnati with several friends and we all agree going there for anything is a last resort.  Seems like Louisville isn't far behind. ☹️

21 hours ago, theguru said:

What a mess, from the article:

More than 40 LMPD officers were dispatched to the scene on St. Louis Avenue and UofL Hospital after a shootout Tuesday night in Park Hill, which police said stemmed from prior tensions between the groups.

Early Saturday, four men were shot at a liquor store in Shively, leaving one dead.

Later that night, three men were shot in the Russell neighborhood, with one person critically injured. Nearly three hours later, two teenagers were shot, killing 14-year-old Jahlil Brown.

While data shows shootings and homicides in Louisville are down compared to this time last year, anti-violence advocates say communities plagued by violence cannot fully grasp the progress because one life lost, is one too many.

So far, no arrests have been made in either of the shootings that happened in Louisville since Saturday.

https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-shootings-community-intervention/72033078

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At least the shootings and homicides in Louisville are down compared to this time last year but what an over the top four days.

Also, no arrests, ugh..

From Google AI:

Comparing the safety of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky, depends heavily on whether you are looking at broad city limits, metropolitan areas, or specific neighborhood pockets. According to FBI data and local community rankings, Cincinnati generally reports higher rates of violent crime per capita, while Louisville often ranks higher in the total volume of property and violent crime due to its much larger geographic size and population.

Survey Rankings: Comprehensive lifestyle and safety surveys (such as WalletHub's city safety metrics) often score Louisville as slightly safer on average when considering a blend of community safety, natural disaster risk, and financial security, though the two cities frequently rank similarly.

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I have discussed the city of Cincinnati with several friends and we all agree going there for anything is a last resort.  Seems like Louisville isn't far behind. ☹️

I've always thought Louisville was as bad as Cincinnati, if you don't live in Louisville you just you don't hear about it as much.

Dumb question, maybe - is the extreme heat and bad air quality triggering all this violence by affecting the mood of people?

2 hours ago, nkypete said:

Dumb question, maybe - is the extreme heat and bad air quality triggering all this violence by affecting the mood of people?

No, it's been happening for a very long time, even in the winter months.

From Google AI:

Yes, ice cream sales and murder rates do trend together (they are statistically correlated), but they do not cause one another. This is the classic textbook example used to explain the statistical concept that "correlation does not imply causation."

 

The Third Variable: Heat

Both ice cream sales and violent crimes increase during the summer months due to a hidden third variable: temperature (or weather). 

• Heat and Ice Cream: When temperatures rise, people buy more ice cream to cool down.

• Heat and Crime: Hot weather drives more people outside, increasing social interactions and opportunities for crime. Additionally, psychological research shows that rising temperatures can lead to greater tension, irritability, and aggression. 

 

Correlation vs. Causation

Just because two variables move in the same direction, it does not mean one is the catalyst for the other. A famous phrase in statistics is that correlation does not imply causation.

 

Simply put, eating a scoop of ice cream will not make you want to commit a crime. Both phenomena are simply the result of warm summer weather

On 7/16/2026 at 3:52 PM, theguru said:

 

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I have discussed the city of Cincinnati with several friends and we all agree going there for anything is a last resort.  Seems like Louisville isn't far behind. ☹️

I've been to downtown Cincinnati many times over the past few months and no problems. I was down there Thursday night. Downtown was crowded and good energy.

Sad to do this around kids.

On 7/18/2026 at 8:35 AM, Voice of Reason said:

I've been to downtown Cincinnati many times over the past few months and no problems. I was down there Thursday night. Downtown was crowded and good energy.

It is very bad! If you had a good experience you are lucky. I have seen all kinds of crazy stuff going on downtown Cincy.

54 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

It is very bad! If you had a good experience you are lucky. I have seen all kinds of crazy stuff going on downtown Cincy.

I have had a good experience probably 30 times in the past few months. No negative experiences other than having to smell marijuana crap - and we are running into that crap everywhere these days.

Good job by police dealing with criminal element every day.

4 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

I have had a good experience probably 30 times in the past few months. No negative experiences other than having to smell marijuana crap - and we are running into that crap everywhere these days.

The crazy thing is half the stuff going downtown. Is never reported on the news. Thursday night their was a take over at the Levee until the police was called. I was stuck in pick up circle for at least 20mins along with 20 other cars. Because some kids and adults had it blocked.