Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn't increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.
More and more would-be murders are being downgraded to assaults because doctors keep getting better at saving victims' lives.America isn't getting less violent; our emergency medical care is simply getting better at dealing with the violence.
More and more would-be murders are being downgraded to assaults because doctors keep getting better at saving victims' lives.
America isn't getting less violent; our emergency medical care is simply getting better at dealing with the violence.Edit: I stand corrected.
The rates of aggravated assault are declining as well:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/
Nice. Now I have a new reason to be optimistic about the future.