The U.S. Murder Rate Jumped 30% in 2020
Yes, you read that headline right. Data gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that the national homicide rate rose by 30% in 2020–the highest single-year increase since we started keeping records in 1960. Prior to 2020, the largest single-year increase in the murder rate happened in 1968, with a 12.7% increase. Get this–the… Continue reading The U.S. Murder Rate Jumped 30% in 2020