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It's almost like they knew it would just blow over. (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Most of the comments are misinterpreting this graph. OP, you are correct. Homicides are falling year over year. The rate is compared to 2015, not comparing year-to-year.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter recorded a 2023 estimated nationwide decrease of 11.6% compared to the previous year.

https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2023-crime-in-the-nation-statistics

According to this graph, homicide was still 15% higher in 2024 compared to 2015 but has fallen year over year from 2021.

Note the axis intercept - "0%" corresponds to the 2015 homicide rate. If a given year were to drop to 0% on this graph, that would not mean it matched the previous year - it would mean the homicide rate matched 2015.

It should be fairly obvious that this graph indicates this. If homicide climbed 10%-50% every year, compound interest would put the homicide rate at well over triple the rate it was in 2015.