Murder

Guardian UK: Murders up 10.8% in biggest percentage increase since 1971, FBI data shows - Sharp increase for 2015 follows long downward trend as crime experts brace for political ‘hysteria’ amid 2016 election, though they say surge may not last

The human cost of an overreaction to the murder increase could be “a lot bigger” than the toll of the rising violence itself, said John Pfaff, a Fordham University law professor who studies criminal sentencing and incarceration.