US homicide rates drop at record pace in 2023
1 year ago

US homicide rates drop at record pace in 2023

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Major cities across the United States are expected to report significant drops in murder rates this past year to numbers not seen since before the pandemic, indicating violent crime is not as prevalent in the country as some believe. According to data from cities and towns across the country, compiled by AH Datalytics, murder rates this year had one of the fastest rates of decline on record at approximately 12.8 per cent. Cities often thought of as dangerous – Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Baltimore, St Louis, San Francisco and more saw a sharp reduction in murder rates. “The quarterly data in particular suggests 2023 feature one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the United States in more than 50 years,” Mr Asher said.

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Murder rates drop for third year in a row as Trump complains nation is ‘breaking down’
6 days, 11 hours ago

Murder rates drop for third year in a row as Trump complains nation is ‘breaking down’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although Trump declared in a Truth Social post Thursday that the U.S. is “breaking …

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20
1 week, 2 days ago

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20

NL Times  

A total of 133 individuals were killed by violence in the Netherlands this year as of Tuesday afternoon, up 6 percent from the total for all of 2023, according to police data provided to NL Times. The provisional figures put the national homicide rate at roughly 0.74 deaths per 100,000 residents based on the population at the start of 2024, …

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate
6 months, 1 week ago

Here's Some Of The False Claims You May Hear During First Biden-Trump Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. has fallen apart under President Joe Biden: the economy is failing, countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions across the southern border and crime has skyrocketed. The FBI’s annual crime report for 2022, the last year for which yearly data is available, showed violent crime across …

FBI data show sharp drop in violent crime but steepness is questioned
6 months, 4 weeks ago

FBI data show sharp drop in violent crime but steepness is questioned

Associated Press  

The Biden administration is taking credit for a sharp drop in violent crime nationwide earlier this year but one expert cautions that the declines in FBI data are preliminary and likely overstated. The data show steep drops in every category of violent crime in every region in the first three months of 2024 compared to a year earlier, continuing a …

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show

CNN  

CNN — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.” “This continued historic decline in homicides does not …

Crime is not on the rise — so why do so many Americans think it is?
8 months ago

Crime is not on the rise — so why do so many Americans think it is?

Raw Story  

As we approach the 2024 election, crime is all over the media. As Gideon Taffe of Media Matters reported in January 2023, Fox produced “a misleading narrative” about the United States being in the grip of a crime wave in 2022, devoted 11 percent of its reporting to the topic in advance of the midterm election. “By focusing on racist …

US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New FBI statistics show overall violent crime in the U.S. dropped again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike. The FBI’s report was in line with the findings of the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice, which found that homicides were down an average of 10% in a survey of 32 cities over the year before, …

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. : Consider This from NPR
11 months, 1 week ago

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe. Enlarge this image toggle caption Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images For people in the US, 2020 was one of the most dangerous years in decades. According to crime analyst Jeff Asher, "2023 featured one …

Violent crime in Los Angeles decreased in 2023. But officials worry the city is perceived as unsafe
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violent crime in Los Angeles decreased in 2023. But officials worry the city is perceived as unsafe

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Violent crime overall in Los Angeles decreased more than 3% in 2023, officials said Wednesday, despite a perception that the nation’s second-largest city is unsafe. Blaring headlines and shocking video footage of smash-and-grab robberies, where dozens of individuals come into a luxury store and begin stealing en masse, has prompted some Californians to fear shopping — despite …

L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023
11 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023

LA Times  

In the latest sign that violent crime in Los Angeles is receding from a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, LAPD officials on Wednesday released statistics showing double-digit percentage declines in both homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2023. California LAPD Chief Michel Moore to step down at end of February At a news conference with Mayor Karen Bass, the LAPD chief …

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why
1 year, 1 month ago

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why

Firstpost  

On Sunday, the US recorded its 37th and 38th mass shooting for 2023 in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s record of 36 mass shootings. On Sunday, the country witnessed its 37th and 38th mass shootings in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s unfortunate record of 36 mass shootings and making the year the worst for mass shootings …

Homicides are rising in the nation’s capital, but police are solving far fewer of the cases
1 year, 1 month ago

Homicides are rising in the nation’s capital, but police are solving far fewer of the cases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer of them. A successful arrest of her son’s killer, she said, “doesn’t bring Morris back, but it would help.” The percentage of homicides that are solved by the Metropolitan Police …

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?
1 year, 2 months ago

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?

LA Times  

In a country the size of the U.S., scenes like this, of police investigating a homicide in Ontario, CA., are daily occurrences. But “the concept of a violent crime wave — it just really doesn’t exist,” Asher said. “Every time there’s a smash-and-grab, it just amplifies in people’s minds that crime’s out of control,” said pollster David Paleologos, director of …

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
1 year, 2 months ago

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated

CNN  

CNN — After years of increases, the rate of firearm-related homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time the national firearm homicide rate has fallen since a sharp increase was recorded from 2019 to 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise
1 year, 2 months ago

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — but property crimes rose substantially, according to data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. Rachael Eisenberg, managing director of rights and justice for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress, said …

Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, FBI report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, FBI report says

LA Times  

An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha. Data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the …

US suicides hit an all-time high last year
1 year, 4 months ago

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45-year-old Florida woman whose son shot himself to death last year. A recent Johns Hopkins University analysis used preliminary 2022 data to calculate …

New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
1 year, 5 months ago

New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Several of the nation’s largest cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are represented, but researchers didn’t have immediate access to data for others, like …

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 5 months ago

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

The Hindu  

The United States has registered 28 mass killings during the first six months of this year, according to a database maintained jointly by the Associated Press, USA Today and the Northeastern University. “The fact that there’s 28 in half a year is a staggering statistic.” But the chaos of the first six months of 2023 doesn’t automatically doom the last …

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 5 months ago

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

LA Times  

A child cries on a bus leaving the Covenant School in Nashville following a mass shooting at the campus in March. “What a ghastly milestone,” said Brent Leatherwood, whose three children were in class at a private Christian school in Nashville when a former student killed three children and three adults March 27. “You never think your family would be …

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls by some for stricter laws. The United States saw a record of 28 mass killings in the first half of 2023, The Associated Press has reported, as policymakers struggle to curb gun violence across the country. “The fact that there’s 28 …

What the latest police numbers show about crime in L.A., San Francisco and West Hollywood
1 year, 7 months ago

What the latest police numbers show about crime in L.A., San Francisco and West Hollywood

LA Times  

Police officers make their way into the LAPD’s downtown headquarters. As Los Angeles prepares to expand its police force with a boost in spending and plans to hire hundreds more officers, new data show that crime in the city has dropped moderately in 2023. By contrast, violent and property crimes both spiked in the first five months of 2022; the …

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 8 months ago

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Four people found shot to death in an RV in a small Mojave Desert community in California. Now the discovery of seven people found shot to death in rural Oklahoma is keeping the U.S. on a torrid pace for mass killings in 2023 and could push the number of people slain past 100 for the year. Outrage …

‘When does this stop?’ For 2023, an alarmingly bloody start
1 year, 11 months ago

‘When does this stop?’ For 2023, an alarmingly bloody start

Associated Press  

In a country with more guns than people — and one emerging from three years of isolation, stress and infighting amid the pandemic — Americans are beginning 2023 with a steady barrage of mass slaughter. “When does this stop?” The carnage over eight days in California, where the dance hall victims Saturday night were among two dozen people killed in …

More mass shootings than days of the year: The grim reality of gun violence in the US
1 year, 11 months ago

More mass shootings than days of the year: The grim reality of gun violence in the US

Firstpost  

The gun problem in the United States is grave. The Saturday incident was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in May last year, wherein 19 children and two teachers were killed. As per the non-profit research group Gun Violence Archive, on Sunday alone, the US saw three mass shootings …

Homicide is a leading cause of death in kids, and rates are rising, study finds
2 years ago

Homicide is a leading cause of death in kids, and rates are rising, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Homicide is a leading cause of death for children in the United States, a new study says, and the overall rate has increased an average of 4.3% each year for nearly a decade. The overall homicide rate had an especially “precipitous” rise from 2019 to 2020, with rates increasing across several demographics, the study says. We think about …

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
2 years, 1 month ago

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday. There were about 7 gun deaths per 100,000 women last year, up from about 4 per 100,000 in 2010 — an increase of 71%. …

2022 second worst ever for mass shootings in US history
2 years, 1 month ago

2022 second worst ever for mass shootings in US history

Firstpost  

With more than a month left in 2022, the number of mass shootings in the US is probably about to surpass the 610 recorded in 2020 This year is probably going to down in the history of the US as one during which the second-highest number of mass shootings took place, according to data gathered by the Gun Violence Archive, …

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show
2 years, 2 months ago

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

NPR  

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show Enlarge this image toggle caption Jack Berman/Getty Images Jack Berman/Getty Images Crime and public safety are among the issues that have taken center stage in many midterm races nationwide, from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania to New York. "We don't really have a common definition of what …

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data. The report, released Wednesday, comes with major caveats — about 40% of law-enforcement agencies didn’t participate, including big cities like New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, after a major overhaul in the reporting system. The …

Violent crimes in 2021 back to pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 4 months ago

Violent crimes in 2021 back to pre-pandemic levels

The Hindu  

Registered violent crimes such as rape, kidnapping, crimes against children and robberies increased again across India in 2021, after pandemic-related restrictions led to a decline in these severe offences in 2020. They were also recorded under ‘Other IPC Crimes’ and ‘Other State Local Acts.’ The number of cases filed under Section 188 of the IPC almost halved from 6.12 lakh …

Reports: California homicides, violent crime rose in 2021
2 years, 4 months ago

Reports: California homicides, violent crime rose in 2021

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent crimes — amid rising frustration as the state’s top Democrats are seeking to keep their jobs in upcoming elections. The state Department of Justice released its annual crime reports Thursday, showing upticks in violent crime and property crime rates in 2021 even as the total …

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022

CNN  

CNN — Several high-profile mass shootings and a sustained rise in gun violence across the United States in 2022 have spurred law enforcement officials and lawmakers to push for more gun control measures. Many states – including California, Delaware and New York – have also passed new laws to help curb gun violence, such as regulating untraceable ghost guns and …

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims
2 years, 6 months ago

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ala. — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news. Just 5% of mass shootings end with four or more people dead, he said, “and only a quarter of those are in …

US mass shootings are on pace to match last year – the worst ever, Gun Violence Archive data show
2 years, 7 months ago

US mass shootings are on pace to match last year – the worst ever, Gun Violence Archive data show

CNN  

CNN — The United States is on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country. That’s the same number the country saw through June 5 in 2021 – the worst year on record …

Spike in US homicide rates was WORSE in Democrat-leaning areas with no link found to gun sales
2 years, 7 months ago

Spike in US homicide rates was WORSE in Democrat-leaning areas with no link found to gun sales

Daily Mail  

The double-digit rise in murders at the start of the coronavirus pandemic was felt more sharply in Democrat-leaning counties and had little or nothing to do with gun sales in those areas, new analysis reveals. Many analysts attribute the rise in homicides to the social upheaval from pandemic lockdowns and the collapse in police-community ties When analyzing the data county …

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals
2 years, 7 months ago

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals

Daily Mail  

Gun murders skyrocketed in the United States in 2020 and reached their highest rate since 1994, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, as calls to defund the police were sweeping the nation, marking a nearly 35 percent increase from 2019, the CDC said in a …

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC
2 years, 7 months ago

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC

Al Jazeera  

The rate was the highest since 1994, the US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns. Young persons, males, and Black persons consistently have the highest firearm homicide rates, and these groups experienced the largest increases in 2020,” the report said. “Firearm injury is tragically a major public health problem in the …

US homicides: 10 of the country’s most populous cities set records last year
3 years ago

US homicides: 10 of the country’s most populous cities set records last year

CNN  

CNN — More than two-thirds of the country’s 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in 2020, according to a CNN analysis of police department data. Homicides spiked in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and subsequent unrest in cities across the country. According to the 2020 Uniform Crime Report from …

Fueled by gun violence, cities across the US are breaking all-time homicide records this year
3 years ago

Fueled by gun violence, cities across the US are breaking all-time homicide records this year

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN — One of the fastest-growing cities in the country, the capital of Texas is nearing the end of its deadliest year on record in 2021 as cities nationwide are experiencing a rise in homicides and gun violence incidents that began last year when the pandemic tightened its grip on the US. The rise in violent crime is …

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says
3 years, 2 months ago

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says

CNN  

CNN — The number of homicides in the United States continued to rise in the first three quarters of 2021, but at a slower pace, one year after a record increase in murders that followed George Floyd’s killing, according to the latest quarterly report published Monday by the Council on Criminal Justice. Aggravated assaults – assaults committed with a deadly …

The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021. Why?
3 years, 2 months ago

The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021. Why?

Al Jazeera  

‘Shock to the system’ from COVID-19, George Floyd protests, rising gun crime, poverty and racism are seen as root causes. “It’s sort of a perfect storm.” Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed while being arrested by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020. In Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city, police have tracked 339 homicides so far this year, an increase …

FBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever
3 years, 3 months ago

FBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Homicides in the U.S. in 2020 increased nearly 30% over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records, according to figures released Monday by the agency. Violent crimes in 2020 went up by a more moderate 5.6% over the previous year while property crimes continued a nearly two-decade decline, falling 7.8%. “This death …

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020
3 years, 3 months ago

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020

NPR  

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 …

Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country
3 years, 3 months ago

Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country

CNN  

CNN — The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2020 on Monday, showing that the number of homicides increased nearly 30% from 2019, the largest single-year increase the agency has recorded since it began tracking these crimes in the 1960s. Each year, the FBI collects crime statistics from law enforcement agencies across the country to create its annual …

Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders
3 years, 5 months ago

Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Violent crime surged nearly 17% across Minnesota last year, including a record number of murders, according to data released Tuesday by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The annual Uniform Crime Report covers a year marked by unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, staffing and morale problems within the police department in Minnesota’s largest city, …

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, most in 13 years
3 years, 6 months ago

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, most in 13 years

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Homicides in California jumped 31% last year, making it the deadliest year since 2007, and Black people accounted for nearly one-third of all victims as the nation’s most populous state struggled with the coronavirus pandemic and concerns over racial injustice, according to reports released Thursday. California’s 2019 homicide rate was the lowest since 1966, and violent and …

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, reaching highest total in 13 years
3 years, 6 months ago

California homicides jump 31% in 2020, reaching highest total in 13 years

LA Times  

Homicides in California jumped 31% last year, making it the deadliest year since 2007, and Black people accounted for nearly one-third of all victims as the nation’s most populous state struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over racial injustice, according to reports released Thursday. California’s 2019 homicide rate was the lowest since 1966, and rates of violent and property …

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May
3 years, 7 months ago

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago saw a drop in the number of homicides in May compared with the same month last year and it ended with fewer killings than any Memorial Day weekend in a decade, the police superintendent said Tuesday. Police dispatched more officers to the street for the holiday weekend, when gun crime typically spikes, and the department reported 32 …

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