While not at an all-time peak, a new report reveals that teens in the U.S. were still three times more likely to be killed in 2020 and 2021 than they were 60 years prior in 1960.
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Homicide across all age groups was shown to be greater than it was in the 60s in the report by the Council on Criminal Justice.
Americans in their early 20s – aged 20-25 – rank as the most likely to be killed by homicides.
The homicide rate for teenagers reached its all-time peak in the mid 1990s, and the good news is that homicides are down so far in 2023.
Overall homicides were down 9.4% in the first half of 2023 over the first half of 2022.
As for Los Angeles, homicides have dropped 16% in 2023 compared to 2022, and overall, there was a 1.4% rise in Part 1 crimes, which includes several serious violent and property crimes. LAPD Chief MIchel Moore said the increase is mainly driven by rising motor vehicle thefts, while incidents of gun violence are down.
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