What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
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The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
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