A police officer hangs yellow crime tape at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 13, 2025, during the investigation of a shooting. Mark Stockwell/AP
Mark Stockwell/AP
As the U.S. nears its 250th birthday, it’s doing pretty well by at least one measure: the national murder rate.
“The United States almost certainly had the lowest murder rate ever recorded in 2025, with the FBI having data back to 1960,” says crime data analyst Jeff Asher.
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