A report issued by the Council on Criminal Justice is showing a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, based on data collected from 35 American cities.

About 2 in 10 Americans say they've had a personal experience with gun violence or a connection to someone who experienced it.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio has seen a spike in homicide cases compared to last year despite a global pandemic and the ushering in of the quarantine era. The Wall Street Journal reported that San Antonio ranks at No. This city has seen a 33.96% increase in killings in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the San Antonio Police Departments uniform crime report. SAPD has not commented on the spike in cases, but San Antonio psychiatrist Dr. Harry Croft provided reasons for heightened violence. All of those things may increase violence, Croft said.