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U.S. homicide trends in 2025

Homicide trends improving in the U.S. in 2025 compared to 2024, with a 17% drop in homicides in the first half of 2025

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Jan 29, 2026
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How many homicides in 2025 involved noncitizen suspects according to state or local law-enforcement reports?

No single, authoritative tally of how many involved noncitizen suspects can be produced from state or local law‑enforcement reports in the available reporting: national crime data published and discus...

Feb 2, 2026

How many drive-by homicides occurred in the United States in 2025 by race of victim?

No reliable, published count of " in 2025 by race of victim" can be produced from the available reporting because federal and public data releases either do not disaggregate homicides by the specific ...