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Homicide demographics during the pandemic

Homicide demographics, including victim age, weapons, and clearance rates, shifted during and after the pandemic years

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Jan 18, 2026
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What is the demographic breakdown of violent crime offenders and victims in the US?

The best national measures show violent crime victims and offenders are not evenly distributed: males account for the large majority of offenders while victimization rates are broadly similar across W...

Jan 26, 2026
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Which U.S. cities bucked the 2025 national homicide decline and why, according to local data?

A broad, data sweep shows -2025-us-city-homicide-rates">homicides fell sharply across most large U.S. cities in 2025, but a small handful bucked that national decline — most consistently named in repo...