The U.S. appears headed for the largest one-year drop in murders in history, according to a well-known crime analyst.
That’s the conclusion of crime statistics expert Jeff Asher, who says new national data show killings plunging at a pace not seen in modern recordkeeping.
According to Asher’s Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI), the United States is on track for the biggest single-year decline in murders ever recorded — a striking reversal after the COVID-era crime surge.
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