homicide

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Bass has been running on her record, touting a major drop in homicides and reductions in street homelessness since she took office in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times

Activists, however, say the numbers are significantly higher - in hundreds every year - as many cases are recorded simply as homicide.

From BBC

In an earlier press conference, Nanos had said homicide detectives were called to the scene, which he said was not standard protocol in a missing person case.

From BBC

Long considered one of the safest countries in Latin America, Costa Rica, which has no military, ended 2025 with a rate of 17 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants -- nearly triple the global average.

From Barron's