You are correct. Murders in most cities matched or exceeded their previous records from the 80s or 90s. But the population in most of those cities is almost dou

You are correct. Murders in most cities matched or exceeded their previous records from the 80s or 90s. But the population in most of those cities is almost double. The population of Portland has increased by 92% since 1987, but the murders just passed the 1987 level. All that said, murder *rates* across the U.S. have jumped significantly vs 2019. Though they're not yet to their highs from the early 90s. https://abcnews.go.com/US/12-major-us-cities-top-annual-homicide-records/story?id=81466453 https://abcnews.go.com/US/12-major-us-cities-top-annual-homi...