If we want safer streets, we need stronger families
January 20, 2024
Homicides were up in Dallas last year, and despite mixed results for other crime statistics, a record-high 63% of U.S. adults are unsettled about the crime situation, according to Gallup. Those statistics, plus an election year, have reignited debates about how governments should respond.
After dramatic drops in the 1990s and early 2000s, Violent crime—especially aggravated assault and homicide—has risen slightly since 2014, when it reached a half-century low.
