The director of the U.S. Marshals Service paid a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday, a visit designed he said to find new ways to collaborate on fighting crime. A record 193 people died by homicide in Milwaukee in 2021, only to be topped the next year with a staggering 214. Barely three weeks into 2023 there are already 10 homicides. "This is not unique to Milwaukee," said U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis.He gathered local leaders at the federal courthouse, saying the federal agency can do more to help police capture criminal fugitives."It is to make sure that when they do the investigative work, when they've cleared the cases and the person decides that he or she now wants to run from the community and the accountability that comes with it, we'll just make this crystal clear. There is nowhere that they can hide. Nowhere on the globe," Davis said. Davis said their visibility is the key, saying when people see U.S. Marshals taking action at a scene, "they realize this is serious."He said it’s important to show people there are consequences for crime. Milwaukee police Chief Jeffrey Norman was among those meeting with Davis. Norman said he welcomes more collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies, calling it a "force multiplier.""We rely on the federal government for many things, why not for our public safety? We've always been very clear about partnerships. Understand that we can't do it alone," Norman said. "Whether it's our community residents, or our local officials, or it's our federal partners."Federal reinforcements are welcome Norman said, but in an interview with WISN 12 News, he went on to say that there’s also wisdom at the grassroots level on Milwaukee’s streets, that MPD needs to do a better job of tapping into."There's always more that we can do in regards to ensuring that we're giving out the information to the public to also be on the lookout and help us out in regards to identifying these particular problems," he said. Davis said identifying the key players is important because even a few arrests can have a large impact."Around the country in many cities it's a small amount of people that's driving a lot of violence and crime," he said. "To hold them accountable so if they've already committed violence, then the families demand justice, the community has a right to justice, and I think we can help identify at least where they're at, and bring them to justice."