2016 has been the fourth deadliest year in two decades for Anchorage

Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley addresses reporters during a brief press conference in July of 2016. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
The year 2016 has been the fourth deadliest year in two decades, according to data provided by the Anchorage Police Department.
Twenty-four people have been killed so far in the municipality this year.
In July alone there were nine homicides within the city. The figures come on the heels of 2015, which saw the highest number of murders