And with less confidence in the justice system, some Americans resort instead to violence to resolve conflicts.
Between 2014 and 2016, murders also increased after widely publicized police killings of Black men in Ferguson, Mo.
This year, Memphis is among a minority of big cities where murders have increased — and Memphis is also where officers were charged in the beating and killing of Tyre Nichols in January.
Crime is an incredibly complicated topic, involving personal disputes, the economy, social services, the political system and more.
A few decades, much less a couple of years, is typically too little time to explain a trend definitively.
Persons:
Tyre Nichols, Jeff Asher
Organizations:
Baltimore Banner
Locations:
Ferguson, Mo, Baltimore, Memphis