Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows By Cara Tabachnick, Anna Schecter January 22, 2026 / 5:00 AM EST / CBS News
Add CBS News on Google Murders plummeted more than 20% in 2025 from the year before, the single-largest one-year drop on record — and it might be the lowest murder rate in the U.S. since 1900, a study released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice found.
