I was out tonight with @Indytenpoint OGs in Butler Tarkington and Crown Hill. It was a peaceful and drama-free night on the streets. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #IndianapolisTenPointCoalition

In Indianapolis, 495 people have been shot and 155 have been stabbed, with 94 homicides recorded over 280 days in 2026. Based on current figures, the city is on track to record 123 homicides in 2026. The city is now moving in the right direction compared with 2021, when Indianapolis experienced a record 271 homicides. From 2000 to 2012, Indianapolis averaged 96 murders and 114 homicides before public safety became politicized in the city. I believe it is possible in the near future to reduce criminal homicides to fewer than 90 and total homicides to fewer than 100 in Indianapolis. Urban violence can be reduced dramatically through effective intervention and prevention strategies, and by ensuring that prosecutors and the courts hold repeat violent offenders accountable.

Yesterday, the first juvenile homicide of 2026 in one of the 12 Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition hotspot patrol areas. An 18-year-old accidentally shot and killed his 17-year-old brother after negligently handling a firearm. As of Day 265 of 2026, there has been one youth homicide involving a young man of color between the ages of 12 and 24 within the Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition's 12 hotspot patrol areas, in partnership with IMPD and the community. Additionally, 9 of the 12 hotspot zones have reported no homicides involving individuals of any age so far in 2026. **Measurable Outcomes** Youth criminal homicides (ages 12-17 and 18-24) in 2026 within the Indianapolis TenPoint patrol zones: 1) Butler-Tarkington (38th to 42nd Street): - Juvenile homicide (12-17): 1 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 2) Crown Hill (38th to 34th Streets): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (19-24): 0 3) Crown Hill (33rd to 30th Streets): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 4) Mapleton-Fall Creek (34th to 38th Streets, Pennsylvania and Meridian Streets): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 5) Highland Vicinity: - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 6) 29th and MLK (two-block radius): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 7) Mobile Gas Station (42nd and Mitchell Road): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 8) Carriage House East Apartments: - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 9) 38th and Post Road Hotspots: - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 10) BP Gas Station (38th and Mitthoefer Road): - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 11) Corner of 38th Street and German Church Road: - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 12) 42nd and Post Road: - Juvenile homicides (12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18-24): 0 #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets

Yesterday, I was at the Carriage House East Apartments with one of the Far East Side Indianapolis TenPoint patrol teams. As reflected in these photographs, we have become part of the community. Residents come outside to greet us and chat about a variety of topics. I told several residents that I may need to deputize them as Indy TenPoint street outreach workers because they help maintain peace when we are not patrolling the complex. This is how a safe community is built. ☮️ #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Spring Hill, IN

I was in the Bean Creek Neighborhood tonight with the ladies as they carried out their weekly public safety patrol and engaged residents. This is similar to a crime watch group, with members actively on the ground, doing a great job connecting with residents and helping keep crime and violence down in the neighborhood, in partnership with IMPD. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Spring Hill, IN

In the high-crime urban neighborhoods of the city, decades of poverty and blighted areas persist. These areas often lack access to fresh food, with high-priced gas stations serving as the primary grocery sources. These areas are flooded with drugs, drug trafficking, guns, gangs, and cliques. About 70% of black children are born into single-parent households. This environment provides the context in which the Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition works to reduce urban youth violence, which disproportionately affects young men of color aged 12-24. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

The Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition was in the Crown Hill Zone #1 from 38th to 34th in the Crown Hill Neighborhood. Everyday residents are talking to our TenPoint patrol in our patrol zones. It was very quiet and peaceful in the Crown Hill Neighborhood tonight. Let's keep it that way. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

Rev Charles Harrison, Board President of the Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition – at Lawrence, IN

The Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition patrol team in the Carriage House East Apartments at 42nd and Mitthoefer Rd. The Carriage House East Apartments has gone 411 days without a criminal homicide and 501 days without a youth criminal homicide among young men of color aged 12-24. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

I just got back home after spending time with @Indytenpoint in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood. A husband and wife stopped the Indy TenPoint patrol team in Butler-Tarkington to thank them for their decade of work in helping to keep the neighborhood safe from senseless violence. #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

If you're not out on the street where these young people are, then you don't know what's really going on. People would be surprised by what we hear from both children and juveniles in the streets. This helps us stay ahead of a lot of the conflicts and beefs before they turn violent in the 12 hotspot patrol areas of the Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition. @@Indytenpoint – at Spring Hill, IN

I am out with the @Indytenpoint Butler Tarkington patrol team. – at Rocky Ripple, IN

Another peaceful weekend has passed, with no reports of urban youth violence in the 12 Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition hotspot patrol zones. Today signifies the 222nd day of 2026 in our ongoing efforts across these zones, in collaboration with IMPD, neighborhood associations, and community groups, dedicated to diminishing urban youth violence among young men of color aged 12-24 through targeted interventions, preventative measures, and enforcement. To date, there have been no reports of youth shootings, stabbings, or criminal homicides within these zones. Furthermore, 10 out of 12 of our hotspot zones have reported no murders of any age group thus far in 2026. **Measurable Outcomes** Youth criminal homicides (ages 12-17 & 18-24) in 2026 within the Indianapolis TenPoint Patrol Zones: 1) Butler Tarkington (38th to 42nd Street): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 2) Crown Hill (38th to 34th Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(19-24): 0 3) Crown Hill (33rd to 30th Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 4) Mapleton Fall Creek (34th to 38th Streets, Pennsylvania & Meridian Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 5) Highland Vicinity: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 6) 29th & MLK (two-block radius): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 7) Mobile Gas Station (42nd & Mitchell Road): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18- 24): 0 8) Carriage House East Apartments: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 9) 38th and Post Road Hotspots: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 10) BP Gas Station (38th & Mitthoefer Road): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 11) Corner of 38th Street and German Church Road: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 12) 42nd and Post Road: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

Tonight, I was in the Bean Creek Neighborhood on the south side, alongside residents patrolling key hotspot areas. The neighborhood was very quiet and peaceful during the patrol. I want to commend the residents for their proactive community policing efforts. #WorkingTogetherWorks – at Rocky Ripple, IN

Another peaceful day yesterday, with no reports of urban youth violence in the 12 Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition hotspot patrol zones. Today marks the 224th day of 2026 in our ongoing efforts across these zones, in collaboration with IMPD, neighborhood associations, and community groups, dedicated to diminishing urban youth violence among young men of color aged 12-24 through targeted interventions, preventative measures, and enforcement. To date, there have been no reports of youth shootings, stabbings, or criminal homicides within these zones. Furthermore, 10 out of 12 of our hotspot zones have reported no murders of any age group thus far in 2026. **Measurable Outcomes** Youth criminal homicides (ages 12-17 & 18-24) in 2026 within the Indianapolis TenPoint Patrol Zones: 1) Butler Tarkington (38th to 42nd Street): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 2) Crown Hill (38th to 34th Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(19-24): 0 3) Crown Hill (33rd to 30th Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 4) Mapleton Fall Creek (34th to 38th Streets, Pennsylvania & Meridian Streets): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 5) Highland Vicinity: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 6) 29th & MLK (two-block radius): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 7) Mobile Gas Station (42nd & Mitchell Road): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides (18- 24): 0 8) Carriage House East Apartments: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 9) 38th and Post Road Hotspots: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 10) BP Gas Station (38th & Mitthoefer Road): - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 11) Corner of 38th Street and German Church Road: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 12) 42nd and Post Road: - Juvenile homicides(12-17): 0 - Youth homicides(18-24): 0 #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Spring Hill, IN

Another peaceful night across all 12 Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition hotspot patrol zones, in partnership with IMPD and the community. As of day 223 in 2026, there have been no youth shootings, stabbings, or murders reported of young men of color aged 12-24 in any of these hotspot patrol zones this year. 10 out of 12 of the patrol zones have had no murders of any age. 👍 #ResultsMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #PeaceInTheStreets – at Rocky Ripple, IN

I was out patrolling with @Indytenpoint OGs to help curb the pattern of urban youth violence impacting black males ages 12-24 at the Carriage House East Apartments at 42nd and Mitthoefer Rd tonight. 8 Indy TenPoint Coalition patrol teams patrol 12 hotspot areas across the city. Each patrol team is out 4 or 5 nights each week, regardless of the weather, trying to help keep the peace and help keep at-risk black males ages 12-24 alive, out of prison, and on a pathway of success. Since 1999, 87 times, Indy TenPoint Coalition patrol areas in partnership with IMPD and the community have gone an entire year without a criminal homicide of black males ages 12-24. Homicide is the leading cause of death for black males in America, ages 12-24. 🕊 #ResultsMatter #SavingLivesMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks

They call me the TenPoint man. I'm out on the streets tonight with the @Indytenpoint OGs.

**Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition Update - There were no non-fatal shootings and criminal homicides of black males aged 12-24 in the 12 Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition hotspot patrol areas in the first 55 days of 2026. ⬇️ @Indytenpoint This update highlights our ongoing efforts to reduce urban youth violence among young men of color aged 12 to 24 in the 12 hotspot patrol areas. Our mission is to keep these young men safe, out of prison, and on a path to success. Since 1999, in partnership with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and the community, we have celebrated 87 instances in which our patrol areas went an entire year without a juvenile or young adult criminal homicide. Additionally, there have been 60 occasions where no one has been killed in an entire year within these same patrol areas. 👍 **Results: Juvenile and Young Adult criminal homicides in 2026 (ages 12-17 & 18-24) within Indy TenPoint Patrol Areas** 1) Butler Tarkington (38th to 42nd St): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 2) Crown Hill (38th to 34th): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders(Ages 18-24) 3) Crown Hill (33rd to 30th): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 4) Mapleton Fall Creek (34th to 38th Pennsylvania & Meridian St): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 5) Highland Vicinity: 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 6) 29th & MLK (two-block radius): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 7) Mobile Gas Station (42nd & Mitthoefer Rd): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 8) Carriage House East Apartments: 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 9) 38th and Post Rd Hotspots: 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 10) BP Gas Station (38th & Mitthoefer Rd): 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 11) Corner of 38th and German Church Rd: 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) 12) 42nd and Post Rd 0 juvenile murders (Ages 12-17) 0 young adult murders (Ages 18-24) #ResultsMatter #SavingLivesMatter #WorkingTogetherWorks #IndianapolisTenPointCoalitionL

On behalf of the Indianapolis TenPoint Coalition board, I want to thank and express our gratitude to President Maggie Lewis of the Indianapolis City-County Council and the City-County Council members for passing a special resolution last night. This resolution recognizes the coalition's 26 years of dedicated work in high-crime areas, where we have been actively involved in reducing urban youth violence among young men of color aged 12-24. @MaggieALewis @IndyCouncil @Indytenpoint