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As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020

The U.S. homicide clearance rate is at a historic low. Here’s what that means.

Analysis • 01.12.2022

Murders Rose Last Year. Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods Were Hit Hardest.

A COVID-strained social safety net. Entrenched distrust between cops and communities of color. "2020 was a tinderbox."

News • 04.08.2021

“Ghettoside” Author Jill Leovy on What We Have Learned Since Rodney King

Not nearly enough, she says

Q&A • 03.03.2016

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