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Council on Criminal Justice
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After a steep rise, the homicide rate fell sharply from 2022 through 2026, hitting its lowest rate in 2025 since at least 1900. What may explain this historic drop, and what likely doesn't? @stateline.org covers CCJ's report on nearly 50 potential factors: stateline.org/2026/10/12/r...

stateline.orgResearchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline • StatelineAs candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widel...

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Council on Criminal Justice
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CCJ's report summarizes the assessment of four dozen leading crime scholars, clarifying which potential explanations researchers consider most plausible, where uncertainty remains, and which questions warrant additional study. ➡️ Read the full report: counciloncj.org/whats-drivin...

counciloncj.orgWhat's Driving the Homicide Decline? - Council on Criminal JusticeDuring a two-day summit, four dozen leading crime scholars assessed nearly 50 potential factors behind the historic decline in homicide between 2022-2026.