~ 16 cities break homicide records this year – YouTube

~ FBI: U.S. murder rate remains elevated in 2021 – CBS News – VIDEO

~ Record number of teens charged with murder in 2021 – YouTube

~ Rise in violence Homicide rates skyrocket – YouTube

~ What’s behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S. – YouTube


2021


2020


Homicides are on the Rise in Cities Across the U.S.


Albuquerque

~ Albuquerque hit 102 homicides, so far, in 2021 – YouTube

~ APD reports 40 homicide cases closed in record breaking year – YouTube

~ ‘We knew we were going to break the record’ APD bracing for record homicides in 2021 – YouTube

Atlanta

~ Atlanta’s 64 Homicides In 2021 Heavy Spike In Crime – YouTube


Austin

~ Austin experiences record 75th homicide of 2021 after city strips funding – YouTube

~ City of Austin sets a new record for murders in 2021 I FOX 7 Austin – YouTube


Bakersfield

~ 2021 homicide numbers expected to surpass deadliest record set last year, BPD says – YouTube


Charlotte

~ Charlotte breaks homicide record in 2020 – YouTube


Chicago

~ 2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century – YouTube

~ Cook County Medical Examiner More Homicides Countywide In 2021 Than Any Other Year On Record – YouTube

~ Fox 32 Chicago Chicago Records Over 1,000 Homicides in 2021, Highest In Nearly 30 Years – YouTube

~ Chicago police see spike in juveniles arrested for murder – YouTube

~ Chicago records highest January murder rate in four years – Fox News – VIDEO

~ Chicago reports 700 murders so far in 2020, Cook County on track to break homicide record – ABC7 Chicago – VIDEO


Cincinnati

~ 2020 marks Cincinnati’s deadliest year with homicides, shootings on the rise – YouTube

~ 2020 on pace to be record-breaking year for homicides in Cincinnati – YouTube

~ 2020 shaping up to be Cincinnati’s deadliest year on record – YouTube

~ Homicide statistics show disturbing trend in Cincinnati – YouTube

~ Police seize more guns in 2021 after deadliest year in Cincinnati history – YouTube


Colorado Springs


Columbus

~ Columbus police investigating more than 30 homicides in first two months of 2021 – YouTube

~ CPD investigates 200th homicide of 2021 – YouTube


D.C.

~ DC homicides up 13% from this time last year – YouTube

~ DC records more than 100 murders, police chief says it’s ‘disturbing’ – YouTube


Durham

~ 2021 becomes deadliest year on record in Durham – YouTube

~ 84 percent of nearly 400 shooting incidents in first half of 2021 unsolved in Durham, police say – YouTube


Houston

~ Concerns about homicide rate in Houston – YouTube

~ Disturbing spike in Houston murder rate likely linked to pandemic – YouTube

~ HPD 35% increase in murders in 2021 compared to 2020 – YouTube

~ Tracking unsolved murders in Houston – YouTube


Indianapolis

~ Halfway through 2021, Indianapolis on pace for record-breaking number of homicides – YouTube

~ IMPD investigating 245th homicide – YouTube

~ Indianapolis homicide rate continues record setting pace – YouTube

~ Indianapolis reached 245th Homicide of 2021 – YouTube

~ Mayor and community leaders react to new homicide record in Indy – YouTube

~ Record-breaking 180 homicides in Indianapolis – YouTube

~ Weekend deaths lift Indy past homicide record – YouTube


Jackson


Kansas City


Kern County

~ 2021 Homicides nearly matching record year – YouTube


Las Vegas

~ Homicide spike Las Vegas police report killings up 69% so far in 2021 – YouTube


Los Angeles

~ City of L.A. sees record-breaking 300 homicides in one year, highest in a decade ABC7 – YouTube


Louisville

~ Homicide records broken for Louisville; 123 children shot in 2021 – YouTube


Milwaukee

~ 192 Milwaukee homicides, 2020 record nearly broken FOX6 News Milwaukee – YouTube

~ Milwaukee homicide numbers continue to rise – YouTube

~ Milwaukee marks record number of annual homicides after overnight shootings – YouTube

~ Milwaukee sees 70% homicide increase so far in 2020 – YouTube

~ Milwaukee’s homicide rate soaring – YouTube

~ Record Milwaukee County homicides in 2021 FOX6 News Milwaukee – YouTube


Minneapolis

~ Murdered in Minneapolis, nearly 100 people will not see 2022 – YouTube


New Orleans

~ New Orleans could have most homicides in 14 years – YouTube


New York


Oakland

~ Oakland Records Plague of Homicides in 2021 – YouTube

~ Oakland violence not letting up as city records 100th homicide – YouTube

~ ‘This has to stop’ Oakland records 100th homicide of a 2021 – YouTube


Peoria


Philadelphia

~ City Of Philadelphia On Track To Break Record Number Of Homicides In Calendar Year – YouTube

~ Philadelphia Hits Record Homicides As Rates Rise Across U.S. – YouTube

~ Philadelphia Reaches Record-Tying 500 Homicides This Year – YouTube

~ Philadelphia On Track To Set New Homicide Record In 2020 – YouTube

~ MURDER SURGE: An analysis of homicide data reveals that Philadelphia has the second-highest murder rate among the 10 largest U.S. cities this year.- ABC 6 Philadelphia – VIDEO


Phoenix

~ FBI says murders on the rise across the US, particularly in Phoenix – YouTube

~ Phoenix records its highest murder rate in 5 years – YouTube


Portland

~ A look back at Portland’s 2021 homicide victims – YouTube

~ ‘Everyone suffers’ Portland records 90 homicides in 2021 – YouTube

~ Police Portland homicide detectives ‘can’t keep up’ – YouTube

~ Portland records most homicides in more than 25 years – YouTube

~ ‘We have a record gun violence and homicide problem in this city’ – YouTube


Rochester

~ Agencies work together as Rochester homicide tally mounts – YouTube

~ MCSO Rochester’s homicide rate up 126%, higher than Buffalo and Syracuse – YouTube

~ WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT – America’s Rochester city grapples with spike in murder rate – YouTube

~ Rochester on track to see record-high number of murders in 2021 – YouTube


Seattle

~ Seattle Police reports record-setting homicides in 2020 – YouTube


Facts and Stats