In a stunning turn of events, murders across 35 major U.S. cities plummeted by 21% in 2025, marking a historic shift in crime trends.
According to data reviewed by Axios, this decline represents the largest one-year drop on record and could signal the lowest homicide rate since 1900, with 31 of the 35 cities reporting fewer homicides, while the national murder rate is projected to near 4.0 per 100,000 people when finalized FBI data is released later this year.
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