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FBI: Murders in U.S. Jump 10.8% in 2015

HeadlineSep 27, 2016

This comes as new data released by the FBI on Monday shows murders in the United States jumped more than 10 percent last year. It’s the biggest increase in the homicide rate since 1971. The data shows the increase most affected African-American men: At least 900 more were killed in 2015 than during the previous year.

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