The estimated 22,900 murders and other killings last year would bring the nation's homicide rate to 6.9 per 100,000—the highest in almost 25 years
he pandemic surge in violence continued across the U.S. in 2021, with homicides rising by 4.3% over the previous year, according to estimates from the FBI’sThe estimated 22,900 murders and other killings last year would bring the nation’s homicide rate to 6.9 per 100,000—the highest in almost 25 years. The 2021 increase is on top of the nearly 30% spike in homicides the U.S. experienced between 2019 and 2020.
As a result, the FBI used estimates to calculate national crime figures. The FBI’s range of estimates means that homicides, for instance, may have increased more than 4.3% in 2021, or may have actually decreased. For 2021 the FBI switched its data collection system from the Summary Reporting System to the National Incident-Based Reporting System . NIBRS is meant to provide even more comprehensive data, but many police departments haven’t made the switch.
Data from about 11,800 law enforcement agencies is included in the 2021 data, compared to about 15,900 agencies for 2020. Reporting from departments in several states including California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland is limited. Anby the Marshall Project showed that nearly 40% of police departments did not report any data to the FBI.
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