SURVEY: Homicides in major U.S. cities are dropping in 2022, but total violent crime continues to rise.
shows that violent crime rates still haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels, but homicides and rapes in some cities appear to be falling.Overall violent crime spiked 4.2% from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022, compared to the same period as last year, the survey by theRobbery skyrocketed by nearly 12% and aggravated assaults increased by around 3%, the survey of 70 agencies found.
Homicides decreased by 2.4% and rapes fell by 5% in major cities, offering hope that some of the most violent crimes might be leveling off from significant increases in 2020, as reported toCompared to 2019 midyear figures, the same cities in total have experienced a 50% increase in homicides and a roughly 36% increase in aggravated assaults.
And not all cities are experiencing declines in homicides. So far this year, Atlanta has seen a whopping 20% jump in homicides, while New Orleans has experienced a nearly 40% spike. Baltimore, Dallas, Phoenix, and Denver also have seen jumps in homicides this year, while Albuquerque, Houston, Detroit, and Miami are experiencing declines.The socio-economic issues associated with the pandemic...
The FBI's annual data set is the country's foremost way to understand how crime across the U.S. is changing, measuring things like
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