US sees an uptick in violent crimes in 2016

July 26, 2016 16:40

Violent crime is on the rise so far this year in major cities across the US compared to the number of homicides, rapes, robberies, assaults and shootings that occurred in the same cities by this point in 2015, according to a new report.

The midyear violent crime survey released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association shows 307 more homicides so far in 2016, according to data from 51 law enforcement agencies from some of the largest US cities.

In addition to a large increase in homicides, major cities in the US have witnessed over 1,000 more robberies, almost 2,000 more aggravated assaults and more than 600 non- fatal shootings in 2016 compared to this time last year.

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