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.
Crime did rise nationwide in 2020 and 2021. The disruption caused by a deadly pandemic, a record increase in the availability of guns, a pullback of policing in some cities and perhaps other factors combined to create a surge in homicides and other crimes.
That national tide has started to recede, but public perception has not kept pace.
The FBI’s annual report on the nation’s crime statistics showed a 6% decline in homicides in 2022. The drop exceeded what most crime experts expected, said Jeff Asher, a crime data analyst and consultant whose AH Datalytics’ site is a widely cited source of information.
So we've seen a return to normal lol. That normal being a relatively low and mostly leveled off decline due to lead being removed from our diets lol.
So we've seen a return to normal lol. That normal being a relatively low and mostly leveled off decline due to lead being removed from our diets lol.
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/uniform-crime-report-2020/index.html
https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend