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US experiences record drop in homicides in 2023

By Brady Knox
Published December 29, 2023 12:51pm ET
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US experiences record drop in homicides in 2023
FILE - Yellow crime tape blocks off an area near a mall parking area where two Baltimore city police officers were shot and a suspect was killed as a U.S. Marshals' task force served a warrant, July 13, 2021, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The United States experienced a record drop in homicides in 2023, following a spike after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 riots.

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