As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some ...

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 in the U.S. have shifted considerably in recent years, and the most recent data points in an encouraging direction. Figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and independent ...

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 ...

Only one city in a national crime study saw a bigger homicide decline than Rochester, where killings fell 76% in the first half of 2026. The Council on Criminal Justice found Rochester's homicide ...

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 ...

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 ...