The FBI’s newly released crime statistics for 2020 show a 30% increase in homicides nationally compared to 2019.
Albuquerque recorded 76 murders in 2020, four fewer than in 2019. However, with a record homicide rate in 2021 (88 according to the City of Albuquerque, as of October 1), the four year-average under Mayor Tim Keller is on track to surpass the previous…
