"While the big story here is that homicide saw the largest one-year increase and the largest one-year decrease in a short period of time, we should not forget that homicides had been steadily dropping since the late 2000s," he said. "It is possible that these rates reflect a longer-term downward trend punctuated by periods of elevated homicides."
Homicide rates on track to be lowest since turn of 20th century, report says
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Ernesto Lopez, a research specialist at the Council on Criminal Justice, said politicians have made 2019 the flashpoint, but they should look at 2013 and 2014, when crime was at historical lows.
Joe Biden hails crime decrease, but the numbers tell a more violent story
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