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Number of the Day: 74 percent increase in Seattle homicides during 2020
 

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January 15, 2021

In 2020, there was a 74% increase in the number of homicides in Seattle compared to 2019. That was the largest increase in the nation, but five other cities experienced at least a 50% increase: New Orleans (62%), Atlanta (58%), Chicago (56%), Boston (54%), and Portland (52%).[1]

The nation’s two largest cities—New York and Los Angeles—saw homicides increase by 39% and 30%, respectively.[1]
 

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