Crime rates continued falling across a sample of large U.S. cities in the first half of 2026, with homicide rates dropping enough to put the nation on track for another historic low in killings. A new ...

San Francisco has seen a major increase in homicides so far this year amid a historic national decline in murder rates. San Francisco’s murder rate increased 55% over the first six months of the year ...

Crime statistics can tell a fascinating story about a country in transition. Nationally, violent crime in the United States has been falling for years, with FBI data showing rates dropping to some of ...

Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president’s current term. By Shaila Dewan and Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington President Trump ...

Violent crime in the United States fell by an estimated 9.3% in 2025, marking the largest year-to-year decline in the national violent crime rate since the FBI began estimating crime in 1936, ...

Baltimore is on pace to record fewer homicides this year than it did during its record-low 2025 — and could finish 2026 with its lowest homicide rate in nearly five decades, according to a Baltimore ...

Baltimore stands out from dozens of American cities when it comes to a decrease in homicides, according to one of the authors of a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice. US on ...

Experts say it has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats.