Violent crime is on American minds again. A recent poll from Morning Consult/Politico found that 78 percent of voters believe that violent crime is a “major problem” in the United States, and nearly as high a percentage thought that the problem is getting worse.
They’re right – especially when it comes to murder. In 2020, the U.S. murder rate increased by nearly 30 percent.
Media attention has mainly focused on large coastal cities, with the exception of Chicago. While crime in high-profile cities is important, it’s midsize cities in the middle of the country that have seen the largest increases in violent crime. Murder has exploded in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Birmingham, for example – but perhaps no city better illustrates this reality than Louisville.
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