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Oct 27, 2021 · There were 7.8 homicides for every 100,000 people in the United States in 2020, up from six homicides per 100,000 people the year before. The rise in the nation’s murder rate last year far exceeded the 20% increase measured in 2001, which was driven by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Dec 30, 2020 · According to a report from the NCCCJ, homicides increased by 36% across 28 major U.S. cities—including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia—between June and October 2020, when ...
Jul 14, 2021 · There were 20,480 homicides last year compared to 16,424 in 2019. Last year’s increase was the biggest single year jump since 2015, when homicides rose by 12%. Despite the 2020 increase, homicides were 3% lower than in the 1990s. Homicide rates increased in cities of all sizes.
Sep 22, 2021 · The United States in 2020 experienced the biggest rise in murder since the start of national record-keeping in 1960, according to data gathered by the F.B.I. for its annual report on...
Sep 27, 2021 · The data shows 21,570 homicides in the U.S. in 2020, which is a staggering 4,901 more than in 2019. The tally makes clear — in concrete terms — just how violent last year was.
Oct 8, 2021 · The District of Columbia had a higher homicide rate than any state. The states with the biggest rate increase in 2020 were Montana, South Dakota, Delaware and Kentucky, while only two states, Alaska and Maine, had definitive declines in homicide rates.
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Sep 28, 2021 · For the first time in four years, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased when compared with the previous year’s statistics, according to FBI figures released yesterday. In...
