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as in murders
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found
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as in murderers
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicides
Violent crime incidents, property crime incidents and property crime victimization were also down in 2024 citywide, CMPD said in its end-of-year report, though homicides and violent crime victimization ticked up.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
There were 6,953 homicides across South Africa during that same period, police statistics showed.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The group representing Afrikaners says the police have sometimes undercounted farm homicides in official statistics.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Philadelphia -- which recorded an all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021, 516 in 2022 and 410 last year -- has seen a 40% drop in homicides in 2024.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The dramatic drop in homicides surpasses a 13% decline in 2023, then the largest decrease on record until now.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Three and a half years after the homicides, the emotions are still raw.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
There were 6,953 homicides across South Africa during that same period, police statistics showed.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The group representing Afrikaners says the police have sometimes undercounted farm homicides in official statistics.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Philadelphia -- which recorded an all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021, 516 in 2022 and 410 last year -- has seen a 40% drop in homicides in 2024.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The dramatic drop in homicides surpasses a 13% decline in 2023, then the largest decrease on record until now.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Homicides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicides. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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