US Murder Rate increases

Analysis of 51 cities with murder data through at least September shows murder up 35.7% YTD relative to 2019.

Big cities tend to overstate national trends in crime, but the national change in murder in 2020 will be historically awful.

D cities +36.2%
R cities +35.6% pic.twitter.com/fnRsCYxkMT

— Jeff Asher (@Crimealytics) November 23, 2020