UT Dallas study: Recent spikes in homicide rates don't tell whole story

(University of Texas at Dallas) Recent spikes in homicide rates across the nation have been attributed to causes ranging from civil unrest to the opioid epidemic, but new UT Dallas research published in the journal Homicide Studies found a much simpler explanation: The increases follow predictable fluctuations in rates over the past 55 years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news