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flag FBI says 2025 U.S. homicides could hit record low, down double digits from 2024.

flag FBI Director Kash Patel announced that preliminary data shows the 2025 U.S. homicide rate is on track to reach the lowest level in modern history, with a projected double-digit decline from 2024. flag The drop follows a 14.9% decrease in 2024, when about 17,000 murders were recorded, still 7% above 2015 levels. flag Patel credited the decline to FBI reorganization, including redeploying agents from Washington, D.C., to field offices, which doubled violent offender arrests. flag The official 2025 crime statistics are expected in December.

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