The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) announced in its latest crime statistics report that the number of murders in the United States in 2024 dropped nearly 15 percent from 2023. Newsweek ...

A new map reveals the different murder rates across the U.S., shedding light on regional trends and giving insight into the reasons behind them. Among developed nations, the U.S. murder rate is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Amid the national debates over urban crime, an analysis by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer examined the disparities between Cleveland and its surrounding suburbs. Using FBI and ...

As of mid-2024, robbery rates in the U.S. have varied widely across cities, with some urban areas experiencing particularly high levels of this crime. Robbery, defined in a recent Council on Criminal ...

St. Louis, Missouri - A Dramatic Turnaround St. Louis made headlines in 2024 when it ended the year with 150 homicides, the ...

On multiple occasions throughout 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden and members of his administration claimed that the violent crime rate in the United States was at a 50-year low. Biden even included the ...

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