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U.S. murder rate in 2024

The U.S. murder rate in 2024 compared to 2023, with analysis of national and local trends

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Jan 23, 2026
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is murder rate the lowest it has ever been ?

Recent analyses from the and major news outlets report a sharp nationwide drop in murders in 2025 that “might be the since 1900,” a claim repeated in coverage by and ; historical series and government...

Jan 30, 2026
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how many US citizens were killed by illegal Aliens in 2024 verses how many were hilled by a spouse

There are no reliable, authoritative counts in the supplied reporting that answer, for calendar year 2024, citizens were killed by people classified as “illegal aliens” versus how many were killed by ...

Feb 3, 2026

Which specific crime categories (homicide, robbery, burglary) differ most between the 1960s/1970s and 2024–2025 per capita rates?

Robbery shows the largest per‑capita decline when in the 1960s–1970s to 2024–2025, with burglary a close second and homicide a smaller net change because the murder rate has broadly returned to mid‑20...

Jan 30, 2026

Which counties in the is have the most crime? Is it a difference between red and blue states?

National and city-level data show in recent years, with important local spikes, but the available reporting does not provide a definitive ranked list of counties with the “most crime”; researchers and...