MILWAUKEE - Homicides are on the rise in Milwaukee. Now, leaders are focused on pinpointing exactly where and why. One of the priorities of Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission is to look into the cause of recent killings. Wednesday, the commission came out with some of its findings. The commission consists of a number of different agencies including the Milwaukee Police Department. Wednesday, MPD had a very frank discussion about homicides in the city and gave some surprising statistics. So far this year, 103 people have been killed in Milwaukee compared to 102 last year. “If you're not involved with drugs, you're not in a gang, you’re going to school, you're doing all the right things, your chances of being involved in a homicide are slim to none,” Dr. Mallory O’Brien, Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission Director said. Still the commission acknowledges there are innocent victims like Jasmine Owens, whose case remains open. “Bottom line, none deserves to be killed at the hands of another,” O’Brien said. The commission found most murders happen where there's poverty, parolees, high school drop outs, single parent homes and renters. In 2005, 41 percent of homicide victims knew their killers. Twenty six percent did not. Ninety percent of suspects and 77 percent of victims had prior arrests. A majority of the murders happened during a robbery or drug deal. TODAY’S TMJ4’s Melanie Stout: “Do you think if you’re not involved in crimes then you’re less likely to be a victim of a crime?” “No, I don’t. I mean, anybody’s subject to a criminal act. It doesn’t make a difference what walk of life you’re from,” Milwaukee Police Captain Dave Zibolski said. Some people do feel safe in their neighborhoods but others don't. Milwaukee police say they're working hard to reduce violent crimes and claim that compared to other cities of the same size, Milwaukee is not a bad place. Milwaukee is pretty safe city compared to these other cities from the suburban view. Of course it’s gonna look skewed. You're not comparing apples to apples,” Avery Robinson who lives on the north side said. Milwaukee police say out of all the homicides, they've made arrests in 81 percent of them. The commission is working hard with MPS to address anger management issues and truancy which are problems that often lead to violent crimes.