A recent analysis by Jeff-alytics indicates a significant decline in the United States murder rate, with many major cities ...

Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA); Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios Violent crime fell sharply across the largest U.S. cities in early 2026, extending a nationwide decline that began after ...

In the wake of the assassination of the conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, posts claiming that political party membership was a predictor of political violence spread ...

One source of good news — favored both by me and, apparently, venture capitalists — is what’s known as a “narrative violation.” A narrative violation occurs when everyone thinks one thing, but the ...

U.S. homicide rates surged to 7.3 per 100,000 between 2020 and 2023 compared to the 5.6 average from 2014 to 2019. Firearms accounted for 80% of reported U.S. homicides in 2023 compared to 68% in 2014 ...

Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years. See the sources for this fact-check ...

President Donald Trump has been celebrating what he says is a major crime reduction achievement in the United States. Trump referred to the crime rate, an umbrella category that includes four types of ...