The year in homicide
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
"Murder likely fell at the fastest rate ever recorded in 2024 after falling at the fastest rate ever recorded in 2023 based on an assessment of 2024 crime data from numerous sources. The Real-Time Crime Index has murder down 16 percent in 309 cities with available data through October 2024, the FBI has murder down 23 percent through June (though it’s almost certainly overstating the decline), the CDC has homicide down 14 percent through May (provisional count), and the Gun Violence Archive has fatal shootings down more than 11 percent as of mid-December."
“Crime in 2024: A Historic Drop in Murder with Declining Violent and Property Crime,” Jeff Asher, Jeff-Alytics, Dec. 18.