In 2020 and 2021, amid an epidemic that wreaked havoc on the social fabric of the United States, violent crime soared. Today, most Americans believe that crime in the U.S. has rebounded—even to the levels of the 1980s and 90s.
But a look at the data tells a different story. Still, the feeling that our cities are less safe comes at least in part from something real. Things have changed in American cities, especially since the pandemic. So what is different, and what is the truth about crime in America right now?
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