Murders rise 16% in 2021 across major US cities: report
July 30, 2021 at 11:38 AM EDT
There were 259 more murders in the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2020, and 548 more compared to the first half of 2019 in 29 major U.S. cities, according to a Thursday update to the Council on Criminal Justice's (CCJ) pandemic crime report.