(USAToday.com) — Crime is dropping throughout much of the country, but statistics show that one category of violence is bucking the trend: murder.Some of the nation’s largest cities—New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia—are reporting slight increases in murders so far this year, according department records. That’s due in part to shootings involving multiple victims and unexpected spikes in domestic killings, criminal justice analysts say.
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