Murder rate

The murder rate in the US declined from 10.7 per 100,000 population in 1991 to 7.7 in 2021. Since then, the drop has continued more precipitously to .26 today, the lowest ever recorded. There are a number of reasons for the big drop in 2024 and 2025 but one statistic stands out and that is the number of migrant deportations. In 2024 following an increase in border enforcement, 271,484 migrants were deported and 30% of those had criminal records. Between October 2024 and September 2025, 442,637 migrants were deported and 23% had criminal records. Sanctuary cities did not cooperate with ICE during these two years and police feel that the percentage of deported convicted criminals would have been higher with cooperation.