Good point. Thanks for that! I stopped reading when I saw: “Although the reported annual increase was dramatic, the total number of homicides last year – 21,5

Good point. Thanks for that! I stopped reading when I saw: “Although the reported annual increase was dramatic, the total number of homicides last year – 21,570 – did not surpass some stunning totals in the early 1990s, including the nearly 25,000 murders recorded in 1991.” then I went down the rabbit hole of why they would compare to that total (and looking up per capita rates, in anger), but you’re right, they got to the point later, and on reflection their comparison is that the 90s were worse, but since the absolutes are so close I find it confusing and distracting, and I suspect others fall for this in bad ways, starting with the per capita rate would have made the same point without any confusion.