In 2020 in the US the highest number of murders since 1960
These are the data of the annual dossier on crime of the FBI, among the causes also the stress linked to the pandemic
The United States in 2020 recorded the highest increase in homicides since 1960, that is, since the data began to be collected on a national basis: + 29%.
This was reported in the annual FBI crime dossier viewed by the New York Times. The previous record was 12.7% in 1968, the pivotal year of the civil rights struggle. For the moment, the 2021 data indicates a slower increase than in 2020.
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows nearly 5,000 more homicides last year than in 2019, for a total of about 21,500. Staggering numbers but still below the particularly violent era of the early 1990s.
About 77 percent of reported homicides in 2020 were committed with a firearm, the highest rate ever reported, up from 67 percent a decade ago. Crimes have increased by more than 35% in cities with populations exceeding 250,000 people, by 40% in cities from 100,000 to 250,000 and by about 25% in those with less than 25,000.
Among the reasons that gave a boost to the phenomenon, according to the FBI, the psychological consequences of the pandemic and a greater use of firearms.
(Unioneonline / D)