US cities see significant rise in crime rates.
A study by WalletHub has found that murder rates in major US cities have risen by over 10% in the past two years, with most homicides occurring in Democrat-led areas with soft-on-crime policies. The study compared the rise in murder rates in 45 of the country's most populated cities between 2021 and 2023 and found that killings were rising faster in Democrat-led cities than in their Republican counterparts. The researchers theorized that social movements such as the public unrest to the killing of George Floyd and progressive policies such as defending the police and implementing no-cash bail have exacerbated the issue. The homicide clearance rate has been steadily declining since the 1960s but suffered an alarming drop during the pandemic.