Survey of 30 U.S. Cities: Nearly 10 Percent Drop in Homicides in 2023 After a surge during the height of Covid, killings have fallen but remain well above prepandemic levels.
Teens Are Stealing More Cars. They Learn How on Social Media. Violent crime is largely receding from pandemic highs, but cities face a surge in car thefts, driven in part by videos that show how to hot-wire models by Kia and Hyundai.