US Violent Crime Plummets to Lowest Levels in Decades

The US is on course for one of its least violent years since modern records began, Positive News reported. According to the Real-Time Crime Index, violent crime fell by 4.4% in 2024, reaching levels not seen since the 1960s.

It's not a blip. FBI figures from August show that the US murder rate saw its sharpest fall to date in 2024, dropping by 14.9% — eclipsing even 2023's substantial 10% decline.

A similar trend is underway globally. Brazil's murder rate plummeted by 20.3% over the last decade. In London, the murder rate is the lowest it's been since records began in 2003, and recorded knife crime has seen a year-on-year decline of 7%. The data points to a sustained, multi-year improvement in public safety across multiple countries.