Data analyst Jeff Asher, drawing on figures from 600 police agencies, found murders fell 18.7% in the first four months of 2026 versus the same period in 2025, which itself was already the lowest year on record. All violent crime dropped 6.4%. The rate had spiked to 6.8 per 100,000 in 2021, up 54% from its prior low of 4.4 in 2014.
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La tasa de homicidios en EE.UU. alcanza su nivel más bajo desde que el FBI empezó a registrar datos

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El analista Jeff Asher, con datos de 600 cuerpos policiales, constató una caída del 18,7% en los homicidios durante los primeros cuatro meses de 2026 frente al mismo período de 2025, que ya era el año más bajo desde 1960. La delincuencia violenta en general descendió un 6,4%. La tasa había llegado a 6,8 por cada 100.000 habitantes en 2021, un 54% más que el mínimo anterior de 4,4 en 2014.

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