Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The United States is witnessing an unprecedented decline in murders with 2025 projected to mark the largest one-year drop on record, an analysis of crime data indicates.
Crime analyst Jeff Asher, using data from the Real Time Crime Index, said murders have fallen nearly 20% nationwide between 2024 and 2025 following a 13% decline the previous year.
Several major cities hardest hit by gun violence were reporting sharp decreases.
Baltimore has been down 31%, Atlanta 26%, Albuquerque 32% and Birmingham at nearly 49%.
Nationally, robberies, property crime and aggravated assaults have also fallen by 18%, 12% and 7%, respectively.
