First Half of 2020 With Fewer Shots Fired Reports in Dubuque

Fewer gunshots were fired with criminal intent in Dubuque during the first half of 2020 compared to previous years, but more people were injured. According to the Dubuque Police Department, from Jan. 1 to June 30 of this year, there were six instances of gunshots fired with criminal intent in the city, resulting in three injuries.The total for the first six months of 2020 was down slightly compared to the same period in 2019 and was about half of that number for the same period in 2015, 2016 and 2017, though it was higher than 2018. There were eight shots-fired incidents in the first six months of 2019 with one injury. Only two shots-fired incidents were reported in the first six months of 2018, with one injury. Only five shots-fired incidents were reported for all of 2018, the lowest total since 2011.