Homicides fell 18% in the first half of 2026 across a sample of 30 U.S. cities.

Major US Cities See Sharp Drop in Violent Crime ...

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows an 18% decrease in the homicide rate across 30 American cities from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police block off a road in downtown Minneapolis after a police pursuit of a man on suspicion of homicide. Last year's decline in ...

Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president’s current term. By Shaila Dewan and Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington President Trump ...

Violent crime rates are falling in major cities around the United States this year compared to 2025, continuing a steady decline since 2022. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic saw a ...

July 23 (UPI) --Crime rates are on the decline in U.S. cities with the national homicide rate falling by 18%, inching closer to a historic low, the Council on Criminal Justice said Thursday. The ...

The United States is on pace to record its lowest homicide rate in more than a century, according to a report released Thursday, as killings continue to fall across much of the country despite an ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. The national homicide rate in the U.S. continued its historic decline in ...

The FBI's annual national crime report said murder and violent crime posted the largest year-to-year decrease in decades.

In a strategic move ahead of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump will showcase FBI data revealing a substantial ...

Nationally recognized crime analyst Jeff Asher predicted Monday that the United States' 2026 murder rates will be "by far" the lowest in recorded history. The crime analyst announced his work on a ...