Minneapolis is an outlier in the national homicide rate, with 76 reported in 2024, three times the national average, due to the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, economic issues, and educational disruptions.
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More guns, pandemic stress, and a police legitimacy crisis created a homicide spike in 2020
Homicide rates in the U.S. spikes by almost 30% in 2020 according to FBI figures.
