The Murder Rate Is Suddenly Falling
The first five months of 2023 have produced an encouraging overall trend for the first time in years.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic The FBI’s Next Set of Crime Data Is Going to Be a Big Mess
National crime estimates in the next few years will carry more uncertainty than ever before.
Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Getty The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America’s Murder Spike
A massive increase in gun sales in early 2020 seems to have contributed to the recent rise in homicides.
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