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What's behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.?

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Murders across the U.S. have skyrocketed in 2020, while nonviolent offenses have largely dropped, according to publicly available crime data. But efforts to curb homicides come at a time when police departments are facing both staffing shortages because of the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering distrust in communities of color following months of nationwide protests. John Yang reports.

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U.S. & Canada
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Murder rates, rising crime rates, rising murder rates
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