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Is Violent Crime in the United States Increasing?

James, Nathan

Is Violent Crime in the United States Increasing? / [Recurso electrónico] PDF .-- : Congressional Research Service , 2015 .-- Recurso online, 13 p. .-- CRS Report ;R44259 (October 2015) . ;

On August 31, 2015, the New York Times ran an article with the headline “Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities.” The story highlighted double-digit percentage increases in homicide rates in several cities, and came on the heels of reports from other media outlets of recent spikes in violent crime in cities across the country. Accounts of rising violent crime rates in some cities have generated speculation about whether the United States is in the midst of a new crime wave.

Crímenes violentos

Estados Unidos de América

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