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man, I miss better journalism .. Epoch Times, mom loved that one
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man, I miss better journalism .. Epoch Times, mom loved that one
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US murders on pace for largest one-year drop on record
The U.S. is on pace for the largest one-year drop in murders the nation has ever recorded, according to an analysis by crime stats expert Jeff Asher.
The big picture: The decline in killings is part of a broader decrease in violent crime following the COVID-era spike. Mass killings in the U.S. also fell in 2025, reaching their lowest level since 2006.
The Real-Time Crime Index, which compiles data from 570 law enforcement agencies, shows a nearly a 20% decline in murders this year compared with the same period in 2024.
The database, which Asher used in his analysis, does not consider manslaughter, self-defense, negligence, or "accidental killings" for the statistics, according to its online glossary.
The database's statistics are currently available through October. The FBI will not release official 2025 violent crime data until sometime next year, though RTCI estimates have historically tracked closely with federal figures.
Other major crime categories measured by the index were also down nationwide and across locations of all population sizes, including motor vehicle thefts (23.2%), aggravated assaults (7.5%) and robbery (18.3%).
By the numbers: New York City and Memphis recorded nearly a 20% drop in murders compared with 2024, and Chicago saw them fall almost 28%.
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My comment: I think some of this has to do with Trump deploying the National Guard in the high crime cities.
The U.S. is on pace for the largest one-year drop in murders the nation has ever recorded, according to an analysis by crime stats expert Jeff Asher.
The big picture: The decline in killings is part of a broader decrease in violent crime following the COVID-era spike. Mass killings in the U.S. also fell in 2025, reaching their lowest level since 2006.
The Real-Time Crime Index, which compiles data from 570 law enforcement agencies, shows a nearly a 20% decline in murders this year compared with the same period in 2024.
The database, which Asher used in his analysis, does not consider manslaughter, self-defense, negligence, or "accidental killings" for the statistics, according to its online glossary.
The database's statistics are currently available through October. The FBI will not release official 2025 violent crime data until sometime next year, though RTCI estimates have historically tracked closely with federal figures.
Other major crime categories measured by the index were also down nationwide and across locations of all population sizes, including motor vehicle thefts (23.2%), aggravated assaults (7.5%) and robbery (18.3%).
By the numbers: New York City and Memphis recorded nearly a 20% drop in murders compared with 2024, and Chicago saw them fall almost 28%.
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(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
My comment: I think some of this has to do with Trump deploying the National Guard in the high crime cities.
or was it Deliberate???
Parley
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Jobless claims fall again — and they’re even lower than last year
Much has changed in the U.S. economy since President Donald Trump took over from President Joe Biden almost one year ago, but one thing hasn’t: the low level of layoffs. Companies just aren’t getting rid of many workers.
Initial jobless claims — the number of people who apply for unemployment benefits — fell by 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 214,000 in the seven days that ended Dec. 20, the government said Wednesday. The report came out a day early due to the Christmas holiday.
How low is that? New claims tend to run around 250,000 to 300,000 a week in a normal economy.
Not only that, but jobless claims show no sign of rising despite lots of turbulence in the U.S. economy. New unemployment filings are actually lower at the end of this year than they were at the end of 2024.
While it’s great news that layoffs are low, the flip side is that most companies are not adding jobs. Economists refer to this trend as a “low-hire, low-fire” labor market.
Still, as long as most people have jobs and feel secure in them, they are likely to buy enough goods and services from businesses to keep the economy expanding at a healthy pace.
Key details: The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, rose by 38,000 to 1.92 million.
Continuing claims have risen in the past few years to a postpandemic high, but they appear to have stabilized in the past few months.