Murders down about 20 percent in 200+ cities

The Hill

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Media Conglomerate: Nexstar Media Group

Murders down about 20 percent in 200+ cities

Murders are down about 20 percent in more than 200 cities across the country, according to a recent analysis from criminal justice consulting firm AH Analytics. The analysis of 208 cities found that murders are down 20.4 percent in 2024 when compared to last year, as of Tuesday. President Biden touted falling U.S. crime rates…

Political Wire

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Independent: Goddard Media LLC

Homicides Are Plummeting in American Cities

“Homicides in American cities are falling at the fastest pace in decades, bringing them close to levels they were at before a pandemic-era jump,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Nationwide, homicides dropped around 20% in 133 cities from the beginning of the year through the end of March compared with the same period in 2023.”

MSNBC

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Individual: Roberts Family

New data discredits Republicans’ claims on Biden-era crime rates

Republicans keep claiming that Biden-era crime rates are going up. Reality keeps responding that Biden-era crime rates are going down.

Wall Street Journal

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Media Conglomerate: Murdoch Family

The Wall Street Journal: Homicides Are Plummeting in American Cities

Daily Kos

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Independent: Markos Moulitsas

Don't look now, but homicides in major US cities are plummeting

Late last year and earlier this year there were several stories here on DK about falling homicide and other crime rates in major US cities last year (such as this and this and one I submitted in October). Guess what? While it’s still early in the year,...