Leading Scholars Identify Likely Drivers of the Historic U.S. Homicide Decline
No dominant explanation emerges from two-day CCJ summit; more than half of possible explanations drew little support
No dominant explanation emerges from two-day CCJ summit; more than half of possible explanations drew little support
During a two-day summit, four dozen leading crime scholars assessed nearly 50 potential factors behind the historic decline in homicide between 2022-2026.
This summary outlines key findings from CCJ’s convening, where 48 leading crime scholars considered 48 factors that may have influenced the recent homicide decline.
This package of data examines long- and short-term homicide trends, how homicide is concentrated across the country, victimization and offending by race, age, and sex, and more.
Using original survey data, this report examines which specific crimes Americans fear most, how they perceive their risk of victimization, and the factors that help explain those fears.
On the one-year anniversary of President Trump deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, this brief examines trends for eight different crime types in the nation’s capital going back to 2018.