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  "path": "/2026/05/28/violent-crime-in-the-us-is-at-record-lows-but-the-doj-is-eliminating-the-funding-that-helped-reduce-crime/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T22:07:42.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "crime",
    "crime prevention",
    "doj",
    "donald trump",
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  "textContent": "This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The United States is experiencing one of the steepest declines in violent crime in modern history, including a murder rate at its lowest point in more than a century. Homicides across 35 major American cities fell 21% in 2025, amounting to 922 fewer people killed. Robberies […]",
  "title": "Violent Crime In The US Is At Record Lows, But The DOJ Is Eliminating The Funding That Helped Reduce Crime"
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