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USA, in 2020 the highest increase in homicides in 60 years

2021-09-23T14:34:08.988Z


In 2020, the US experienced the highest increase in homicides since the number of homicides began to be recorded nationwide in 1960: + 29%. The data will be released on Monday but are already available on the FBI website, as the New York Times writes. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 23 - In 2020 the United States experienced the highest increase in homicides since the number of homicides began to be recorded nationwide in 1960: + 29%.

The data will be released on Monday but are already available on the FBI website, as the New York Times writes.

The previous record was 12.7% in 1968, the pivotal year of the civil rights struggle.

The national crime rate - the number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants - still remains a third below that of the early 1990s.

The data for the current year indicate a slower increase compared to 2020. (ANSA).


Source: ansa

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