Murder in U.S. Continues Steep Decline, F.B.I. Reports
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 23, 2024
The number of murders reported in the United States dropped in 2023 at the fastest rate on record, continuing a decline from the surge in homicides during the pandemic, the F.B.I. reported on Monday.
The F.B.I.’s report, which is the agency’s final compilation of crime data for 2023, showed that there were about 2,500 fewer homicides in 2023 that year than in 2022, a decline of 11.6 percent. That was the largest year-to-year decline since national record-keeping began . . .
