Crime & Justice

The Year in Murder: 2013 Marks a Historic Low for Many Cities

Hard Numbers

With cities like New York and Philadelphia leading the way, America is on track to have its lowest murder rate in four decades.

From New York to Los Angeles, police departments are touting big drops in their number murder rate—and for good reason. If the country’s largest and most historically violent cities are any marker, the U.S.

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