US Homicides Plummet Post-Pandemic

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US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year

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More than 5,000 fewer homicides have been recorded this year compared to 2023 .

Homicides across the U.S. are poised to plummet for the third straight year as 2024 winds down.

The dramatic drop in homicides surpasses a 13% decline in 2023 , then the largest decrease on record until now.

The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020 .

Attorney General Merrick Garland : "Over the past two years , we have turned the tide against the violent crime that spiked during the pandemic" He said the numbers build on the historic drop in homicides nationwide last year , which he said was the lowest level of violent crime in 50 years .

The numbers come just days after a 15-year-old girl allegedly carried out a shooting rampage at a Wisconsin Christian school.

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