Sudden Spike in Violent Crime Across US Raises Alarm

Major cities across the United States are seeing their crime rates skyrocket, sparking alarm about the causes, particularly given that there had been a two-decade drop in crime.

A city-by-city look shows:
In Baltimore, shootings are up 82.5 percent, or nearly double from last year, the Baltimore Brew reported.
In Chicago, there have been over 900 shootings this year, a 40 percent increase, and a 29 percent increase in homicides in the first three months of the year, USA Today reported.
In New York City, murders have increased 20 percent and the mayor has already announced that he will put an additional 330 cops on the street by Monday in response to the spike in homicides and shootings.
In Los Angeles, violent crime rates increased by more than 25 percent and the city is also deploying more officers to areas where crime is on the rise, The Los Angeles Times reported.
And according to Townhall.com:
In St. Louis, there have been 55 murders this year
In Dallas, violent crime is up 10 percent
In Atlanta, homicides are up 32 percent
In Milwaukee, homicides have increased by 180 percent
Some attribute the rise in crime to a "Ferguson" effect, or a rise in anti-police sentiment born out of the protests and clashes around the country that followed the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police, The Week reported.