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The reported rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter may be the lowest since reliable national data began to be collected in 1960. Jeremy Hogan/Photodisc via Getty Images

The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why

James Tuttle, University of Montana

Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.

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