PITTSBURGH \u2014 City leaders respond to homicide solve rates uncovered by 11 Investigates<\/p>\n
RELATED COVERAGE >>> 11 Investigates: Getting Away with Murder | Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n One week after 11 Investigates uncovered a list of city neighborhoods where more than half of the homicides are going unsolved<\/a>, city councilmen who represent some of the neighborhoods are responding.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s much more that we can do,\u201d said Councilman Bobby Wilson, who represents district one. \u201cWe definitely want the families that lost loved ones to feel like things are getting solved. I have full trust in our public safety system here, and I want the public to see how well that they operate and how they can be a real partner in solving these heinous acts of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson and Councilman Khari Mosley both expressed concern about some of the homicide solve rates published by 11 Investigates last week, and the maps we produced that show every city neighborhood, how many homicides occurred there over the last five years and how many have been solved and closed.<\/p>\n 11 Investigates requested data from every police agency that investigated homicides between 2021 and 2025, then mapped every case. There were more than 250 homicides in the city during that time span.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we had a blind spot until you brought this to our attention, that we now need to focus and marshal our efforts toward not only bringing the murder rate down but also bringing the rate of solving these crimes up,\u201d Mosely said.<\/p>\n The data shows city neighborhoods where no homicides occurred during the time span, some where a handful occurred and others with double-digit statistics.<\/p>\n Among the hardest hit were two neighborhoods in Wilson\u2019s district. Police solved two of Brighton Heights\u2019 seven homicides and two of Northview Heights\u2019 eight homicides.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re both deeply concerning,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWe definitely want people to trust in the system.\u201d<\/p>\n In Carrick, which is represented by Councilman Anthony Coghill, 64% of the 11 homicides are unsolved.<\/p>\n Homewood North had 18 homicides and 56% of them went unsolved. Garfield had five homicides and 80% of them are unsolved. Both communities are in Mosley\u2019s district.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019ve made incredible progress in Homewood, and I was also pleased to see a number of neighborhoods not on that list,\u201d Mosley said. \u201cThe police are not going to be able to do it alone. This is going to have to be a community-wide effort.\u201d<\/p>\n 11 Investigates found that witness cooperation, or lack thereof, is a key factor preventing police from making more arrests.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh police\u2019s violent crimes commander tells 11 Investigates that detectives are getting more cooperation than years ago, but he admits there are neighborhoods where police tend to get less cooperation and there is more distrust.<\/p>\n Councilman Wilson said he had a call with newly sworn-in Pittsburgh Police Chief Jason Lando on Tuesday, discussing the findings of our story. Wilson requested more information and a better understanding of why solve rates are lagging in some city communities.<\/p>\n \u201cHe took it urgently. He was writing notes immediately, said he would get back to me,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cSo I appreciate you bringing this to light. I think it\u2019s important that we continually work on matters like this.\u201d<\/p>\n 11 Investigates also looked into hundreds of homicide cases outside of city limits to see how many of those cases are being solved. You can find the maps for all of Allegheny County here.<\/a><\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n