Center for American Progress: 2025 Likely Marks Safest Year in U.S. History as 17 Major Cities See Gun Violence Plunge More Than 50 Percent Since 2021
April 08, 2026
April 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 7, 2026:
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2025 Likely Marks Safest Year in U.S. History as 17 Major Cities See Gun Violence Plunge More Than 50 Percent Since 2021
2025 is likely the safest year in recorded U.S. history, and the national homicide rate is estimated to have seen the largest single-year drop (20 percent) ever recorded from 2024 to 2025. A new Center for American Pr . . .
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2025 Likely Marks Safest Year in U.S. History as 17 Major Cities See Gun Violence Plunge More Than 50 Percent Since 2021
2025 is likely the safest year in recorded U.S. history, and the national homicide rate is estimated to have seen the largest single-year drop (20 percent) ever recorded from 2024 to 2025. A new Center for American Pr . . .