Homicides went up in 2020 and 2021 and are now rapidly coming back down. Violent crime nationwide hasn't increased. But the perception of a crime wave still colors U.S. politics.
Look at “annual % change” for 2020/2021 and you should quickly realize that this “historic drop” is actually just a slow recline from the historic rise we just had.
No shit. The caption of the photo says as much.
In a country the size of the U.S., scenes like this, of police investigating a homicide in Ontario, CA., are daily occurrences. Overall, however, homicides have declined nationwide after a spike in 2020 and 2021. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
No shit. The caption of the photo says as much.