Murder rates in major American cities surged in record levels in 2020, with the year’s Black Lives Matter street riots and the coronavirus epidemic fueling a spike in violent crime unseen since the early 1990’s.
All of the major US cities beset by the increase in crime are governed by Democrats. Analysis of 57 cities by New Orleans-based crime analyst Jeff Asher reveals that murder rates have surged in 51. 37 of the cities saw their yearly murder rates surge by more than 30% in 2020, a single-year increase in homicides that may be unprecedented in American history. Crime rates have declined since the mid-1990’s, with the advent of 21st century surveillance technology and public demand for incarceration of violent offenders at the time.
More analysis by Forbes shows a mammoth increase in yearly homicides in many troubled cities, including several major left-wing cities that saw increases of more than 50%. Portland and Seattle have become known for their culture of far-left political violence in the year, a phenomenon that accompanies 52% and 74% increases in homicides respectively.