NewsNation) — The murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year.
In 2021, only 51% of homicides were solved, according to FBI statistics analyzed by the Murder Accountability Project. The country is seeing a continued decline in cleared cases compared to previous decades, when the rate was closer to 70%.
A case is defined as “cleared” when an arrest is made or there is an “exception,” such a killer being dead or incarcerated for another crime.
Thomas Hargrove, founder of the Murder Accountability Project, suggested Monday on NewsNation’s “Rush Hour” that the reason for the low clearance rate is simple: there aren’t enough people to solve them.
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