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One out of every 179 Americans will eventually be murdered if crime rate continues, study finds
A study examining murders in 2021 based on death certificate data projects that one out 179 Americans will eventually be murdered over the course of their lifetimes if the country’s murder rate remains at 2021 levels. "That means if you're in the United States, you live here, you're born and you spend your life here, [...]