Violent crimes on the rise in 2022, following previous unprecedented spike in murders
Seven major American cities show there has been an increase in violent crimes this year compared to 2021.
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Seven major American cities show there has been an increase in violent crimes this year compared to 2021.
Data from the Gun Violence Archive show the U.S. has seen 33 mass shootings since the start of this month to May 15
Experts say Black America has not benefitted since the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement, which called for defunding the police after the killing of George Floyd.
Zac Kriegman, a former director of data science at Thomson Reuters, claimed he was wrongfully fired from his job after sharing his research on race and police killings with colleagues.
Violent crimes like murders have plagued the U.S. over the last two years, and many experts pin blame on the fallout from the pandemic and 2020’s summer of protests and riots stemming from police killings, not an increase in legal gun sales.