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US murder rate declines dramatically in 2023 — but you probably haven't heard about it (popular.info)
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In 2020, along with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a dramatic spike in murders in the United States. This increase in lethal violence, understandably, was covered extensively in national and local media outlets. Yet, much of this coverage lacked critical context. While the increase in murders was significant, the overall murder rate remained far below its peak in the 1980s and 90s.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I sympathize. Some of my parent's older friends audibly gasp when I say I'm living downtown. They pray for me, apparently (my neighborhood is so gentrified that the first floor of my building is literally a Whole Foods)