FBI data shows large increase in murders in 2020 nationwide

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The crime data came as the FBI is switching to a new format, the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), amid a push to change how law enforcement agencies provide crime figures.
43% : Other factors include victims being hesitant to contact or engage with authorities over a lack of trust and police officers pulling back from their duties over fears of public scrutiny, Justin Nix, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, told Fox News.
38% : The FBI report does not detail why the significant jump in murders occurred, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive wave of protests and backlash against law enforcement following the death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.
37% : Many Democrats have pointed to a lack of gun control and illegal gun sales, while conservatives cite progressive reforms in Democratic-led cities such as defunding police departments and the releasing of arrestees on bonds, which they say hamper police and local criminal justice systems.

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