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US murder rate expected to rise 8 percent in 2016

By Kelly Cohen
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US murder rate expected to rise 8 percent in 2016

The nationwide murder rate rose in 2016, mostly because of a rise in murders in larger U.S. cities, according to a report released Tuesday.

The report by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicted a near 8 percent increase in the nationwide murder rate for 2016, based on preliminary FBI data from the first half of last year.

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