English: Chart showing homicide rate in the United States, over time
Data source: Figure 20 of Lopez, Ernesto; Boxerman, Bobby. Crime Trends in U.S. Cities / Year-End 2025 Update. Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) (January 2026). Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. CCJ states: "Data for 2025 are projected and assume a 20% decline from 2024. Bars are omitted for years in which the homicide rate did not change from the prior year. Sources: 1900-1959: Roth, R., 2012, American Homicide, Figure 1.1; 1960–1980: The Disaster Center, U.S. Crime Rates; 1981–2024: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States."
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