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US murder rate saw historic increase during Covid-19 pandemic, making 2020 a year with ‘no modern precedent’ – report
A new study sampling crime statistics from 34 American cities has found that 2020 saw a massive increase in the number of murders compared to previous years, as well as upticks in other violent crimes. Homicide rates jumped by 30 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the report from the National Commission of COVID-19 and Criminal Justice (NCCCJ). That’s more than 1,200 additional murders on top of the 2019 total. Of the 34 cities examined in the report, 29 of them saw rises in the statistics of American killing.  "Homicide rates were higher during every month of 2020 relative to rates from the previous year," states the report. The

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