FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020
FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020 Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The number of murders in the United States jumped by nearly 30% in 2020 compared with the previous year in the largest single-year increase ever recorded in the country, according to official FBI statistics released Monday. The overall violent crime rate, which includes murder, assault, robbery and rape, inched up around 5%, while property crimes continued their long-running decline and dropped 8% from 2019. Sponsor Message Law The Pandemic Puts Criminal Courts Behind Schedule As Violent Crime Spikes The Pandemic Puts Criminal Courts Behind Schedule As Violent Crime Spikes Listen · 4:51 4:51 Jeff Asher, a data consultant who studies crime rates, said the increase is the largest since national records began being kept in 1960s. But researchers said a range of factors contribute to annual variations, and the turmoil of 2020 — including the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis by police — likely played a role.
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