Major US cities overall experienced a steep drop in violent crime last year, according to a statistical analysis released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent ...

Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Denver is one of the US cities where the homicide rate decreased from 2024 to 2025, according to the Council on Criminal Justice. ...

FILE - The west facade of the Supreme Court Building bears the motto "Equal Justice Under Law" on March 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File ...