The country’s murder drop is still a mystery. Baltimore may help explain one piece of it.

New FBI data shows US violent crime fell by an estimated 9.3% in 2025, marking the largest year-to-year decline since national record-keeping began in 1936.

The murder rate in 2025 was the lowest in modern American history. Preliminary data shows the murder rate fell nearly 20% from 2024, likely making it the lowest rate since reliable national data began ...

America is edging toward the right kind of murder milestone: historically low levels of deadly violence. Crime analyst Jeff Asher says 2025 likely marked the lowest US murder rate since federal ...

Crime statistics can tell a fascinating story about a country in transition. Nationally, violent crime in the United States ...

An annual report shows crime has declined across the country, including Washington, but behind the positive numbers, the state faces steep challenges regarding public safety.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James Tuttle, University of Montana (THE CONVERSATION) The murder rate in 2025 was the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Instead, the national murder rate increased sharply in 2015 and 2016, and then by an ...