homicide

Crime increased during the pandemic, but the downward trend in the 21st century has since resumed, and the 2026 homicide rate is on pace to reach a historic low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

After concluding it was most likely a homicide, Oliver said it was a "very sad and singular case".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Detectives in Santa Barbara County have reopened an unsolved homicide from 1988, hoping new focus on the cold case could help unearth new leads in the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But just as we wouldn’t expect Ted Lasso to solve a grisly homicide, we probably shouldn’t assume a Dick Wolf regular who isn’t Christopher Meloni can ham it up for a live audience.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

He had a good familiarity with the driving laws, the reckless driving laws, the negligent homicide laws.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The number of homicides in the country of 34 million has risen markedly since 2018, while international drug trafficking networks continue to operate on its territory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The officers failed to class Carmenza's death as a murder and did not pass it to a homicide team for a fuller investigation, as happens with suspected homicides.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Police told Colorado Public Radio they had no record of any unsolved homicides from that time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

None of the agencies I contacted for this story replied to my inquiries about the status of the investigations—which, as with all unsolved homicides, officially remain open.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Duntz agrees with him; having studied the files on unsolved Las Vegas homicides, he knows Smith to be innocent of this particular deed.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote