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Criminal Justice Experts Explain Why Crime Rates Fell in 2025

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Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.

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The Epoch Times

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US Likely to Record Largest Single-Year Drop in Murders, Analysts Say

The United States is on track for the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded, crime data analysts say. Preliminary data from the Real Time Crime Index, a project run by New Orleans–based consulting firm AH Datalytics that tracks national crime trends, show this week that the murder rate has fallen by nearly 20 percent from 2024 to 2025. By comparison, the murder rate declined roughly 14 percent from 2023 to 2024. The index, which compile…

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Criminal justice experts explain why crime rates fell in 2025

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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Berliner Zeitung

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u.s. Murders Down by Almost 20 Percent in 2025 – Historical Decline

According to preliminary data, murders in the US fell sharply in 2025 compared to the previous year. Experts speak of one of the largest declines in recent history.

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