{"id":18049,"date":"2025-06-04T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=18049"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:35:22","slug":"could-2025-see-the-lowest-murder-rate-ever-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=18049","title":{"rendered":"Could 2025 See the Lowest Murder Rate Ever Recorded?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“the murder rate in 2024<\/a> not just falling from the 2020 spike but returning to pre-COVID levels. That brings us to the present, and to a question: Could 2025 see the lowest murder rate ever<\/em> recorded?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Fewer people are being killed than they were during a major homicide increase” is not compelling messaging, to be sure. But that’s not what’s happening here. We’re not talking about a record decline after a precipitous surge; we’re talking about a record low, period<\/em>. While it’s still possible that won’t pan out, the fact that it’s even on the table after a bloody few years is such good news that journalists might even consider leading with it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could this be aided by aging demographics? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/reason.com\/2025\/05\/27\/could-2025-see-the-lowest-murder-rate-ever-recorded<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“the murder rate in 2024 not just falling from the 2020 spike but returning to pre-COVID levels. That brings us to the present, and to a question: Could 2025 see the lowest murder rate ever recorded?”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Fewer people are being killed than they were during a major homicide increase” is not compelling messaging, to be sure. But that’s not what’s happening here. We’re not talking about a record decline after a precipitous surge; we’re talking about a record low, period. While it’s still possible that won’t pan out, the fact that it’s even on the table after a bloody few years is such good news that journalists might even consider leading with it.”<\/p>\n

Could this be aided by aging demographics? <\/p>\n

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