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Violent crime skyrocketed in 2020. It came down in 2024 and 2023.
Why did U.S. homicides spike in 2020 and then decline rapidly in 2023 and 2024? | Brookings
In 2020, the average U.S. city experienced a surge in its homicide rate of almost 30%—the fastest spike ever recorded in the country.

