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Murders Rose Nearly 30% in the U.S. in 2020, FBI Reports
By Zusha Elinson
Rise in California homicides echoes the nation, but state fares better in violent crime, FBI stats show
By Richard Winton
America Is Having a Violence Wave, Not a Crime Wave
By David A. Graham
Murder rate climbed 29% in 2020 amid gun stockpiling and pandemic pressures
By Nicole D. Sganga
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FBI reports record jump in killings in 2020
By Devlin Barrett, John D. Harden & David Nakamura
Detroit remains among nation's most violent big cities, FBI statistics show
By Hayley Harding & George Hunter
Murders Spiked in 2020 in Cities Across the United States (Published 2021)
By Neil MacFarquhar