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Year-end figures show that Louisiana cities saw the same record surge in homicides in 2021 as many cities in other states, marking a second straight year of rising murder rates. And as the killings have increased, police departments have been struggling to keep up, and the clearance rate — the percentage of cases being solved — has declined in several cities.

As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.

As the killings stack up in Louisiana, the percentage of cases closed has shriveled in some cities, and all are facing challenges to correct it.

Several American cities, both large and small, have seen a record number of homicides this year, a deadly spiral born at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year and which the authorities are still struggling to control

Several US cities saw record numbers of homicides in 2021Washington (AFP) - Several American cities, both large and small, have seen a record number of homicides this year, a deadly spiral born at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year and which the authorities are still struggling to control...

WASHINGTON, United States -- Several American cities, both large and small, have seen a record number of homicides this year, a deadly spiral born at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year and which the authorities are still struggling to control. A convergence of factors is to blame, accord

A least a dozen U.S. cities have set new homicide records with only three weeks remaining in 2021.

Director of Crime Lab explains evidence behind community-based solutions to gun violence

Woom Sing Tse went out to get a newspaper on Tuesday and never came home.

A guide to crime data and what it can tell us about the Bay Area.