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Murders up in Most Cities in 2020

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Data aggregated by Jeff Asher of AH Datalytics, LLC indicates that in American cities, there were considerably more murders in 2020 than in 2019. Asher's data also show that Republican-administered cities performed marginally better than Democratic ones. Regarding the statistics, the  Dispatch  reports, "Most cities' data are up to date as of December or November, but a few were last updated at the end of September." Image: Orange County Register Asher considered 57 cities, including major metropolises like Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Of these 57, murders were up in 51, down in four, and constant in two. Cities administered by Democrats performed worse than those with Republican mayors. In the 42 cities with a Democratic mayor, 38 (90.5%) had more murders in 2020 than in 2019. Overall, murders in Democratic cities were up 38% relative to 2019. For example, Atlanta had 150 murders in 2020, compared to 95 at the same point in 2019. Their percent increase is the