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Bookmark or Share- What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020The U.S. murder rate in 2020 was 42% lower than the suicide rate (13.5 deaths per 100,000 people) and 71% below the mortality rate for drug overdose (27.1 deaths per 100,000 people, as of the third quarter of 2020), the CDC data shows.
- Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI ...The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and reported rapes decreased by 25.7%.
- Crime in the U.S.: Key questions answered - Pew Research CenterUsing the FBI data, the violent crime rate fell 49% between 1993 and 2022, with large decreases in the rates of robbery (-74%), aggravated assault (-39%) and murder/nonnegligent manslaughter (-34%). It’s not possible to calculate the change in the rape rate during this period because the FBI revised its definition of the offense in 2013 .
- US records highest-ever increase in nation’s homicide rate in modern ...CNN — The United States has just recorded its highest increase in rates of homicide in modern history, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Murders rose sharply in...
- FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics — FBIMurder and non-negligent manslaughter recorded a 2023 estimated nationwide decrease of 11.6% compared to the previous year. In 2023, the estimated number of offenses in the revised rape...
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