What Explains Why Homicide Levels Are Historically Low?
Psychology Today | 17.01.2026 03:39
Early national data suggest that 2025 recorded fewer mass killings than recent peak years, continuing a broader post-pandemic decline in lethal violence. The number of homicides nationwide is projected to be the lowest since the FBI began tracking such data in 1960. While any loss of life remains unacceptable, this downward shift raises an important psychological question: What changed?
