US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year More than 5,000 fewer homicides recorded in 2024 [View all]

US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year More than 5,000 fewer homicides recorded in 2024

https://abcnews.go.com/US/united-states-drop-homicides-2024/story?id=116902123

Homicides across the United States are poised to plummet for the third straight year as 2024 winds down, driving the nation's annual murder toll down to levels not seen since before the pandemic, according to preliminary data from cities both large and small.

Based on available crime statistics from U.S. law enforcement agencies, the year is expected to end with a nearly 16% drop in homicides nationwide and a 3.3% decline in overall violent crime, Jeff Asher, a national crime analyst, told ABC News.

The dramatic drop in homicides surpasses a 13% decline in 2023, then the largest decrease on record until now. In 2022, the number of murders across the country fell 6%, according to the FBI.


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