5 days ago · Juan Cardoza was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. The boy was killed Dec. 22. The man was shot at near a Walmart by four officers after a slow pursuit through the city, police …

2 days ago · 2025 poised to end with the largest one-year drop in homicides ever recorded: Experts Based on a sampling of preliminary crime statistics from 550 U.S. law enforcement agencies, the …

Data are for the U.S.

5 days ago · New survey reveals violent crime rose in major U.S. cities despite nationwide decline, with some areas reporting increases in homicides and assaults.

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Dec 3, 2025 · Anglo-American codes classify homicides into two or more separate crimes, each crime carrying its own penalty, which can be varied within limits by the sentencing authority. Thus, murder …

According to the latest data, homicide rates dropped to 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2023, a notable decline from 6.7 the previous year, with early 2024 figures showing an additional 22.7% decrease in …

3 days ago · A domestic dispute in Grand Prairie ended in an apparent murder‑suicide, the son was wounded, an officer was hit by a ricochet, and the DA's team is investigating.

Homicide refers to the offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and is defined as “the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.”1.

Aug 6, 2025 · National violent crime as a whole fell 4.5 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. This map shows homicide rates per state: While it accounts for more than 95 percent of the U.S. population, …