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Why homicide rates are falling across the country
Homicides are falling across the U.S. And that shift could impact the role crime — often a top voter concern — plays as an issue in November’s election.Â
But it is a phenomenon for which experts don’t have a clear explanation.
Some say homicide peaks come and go in cycles‚ some say policing improved after the COVID-19 pandemic‚ and some attribute it to the evolving national conversation about how to handle crime.
A data analysis released last week shows that the number...