Why America is murdering less
Why America is murdering less
archive.today /2025.07.25-113246/https://www.vox.com/gun-violence-shootings/421041/murder-gun-violence-rate-declining-baltimore-why
This year, they’re down roughly 20 percent. Jeff Asher, a crime analyst who helps run the index, said 2025 is on track to have the lowest murder rate since 1960, when the FBI began keeping reliable records.