The reported rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2025 was the lowest since reliable national data began to be ...

The United States is experiencing one of the steepest declines in violent crime in modern history, including a murder rate at its lowest point in more than a century. Homicides across 35 major ...

Violent crime rates reported in the city and county of Sacramento also dropped, according to law enforcement data.

Baltimore’s homicide decline continued through the first half of 2026, with killings falling an additional 23% from the same period last year, according to data from the Baltimore Police Department.

California’s homicide rate reached a new record low last year, part of an ongoing national decline in homicides that set historic lows in major cities and reverses three years of a pandemic-related ...