The national increase was 29.4%, according to FBI statistics. Nationwide, guns accounted for 76% of the weapons used in slayings last year, up from 73% in 2019, according to the FBI report. AdvertisementThe surge of homicides nationwide along with more aggravated assaults resulted in a 5.6% increase in violent crime last year, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. California, however, fared better on this count with a less than 1% increase in overall violent crime. As coronavirus took its toll, leading to a wave of shutdowns and forcing workers to stay home, property crime fell 7.8% nationwide in 2020, according to the FBI.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 28, 2021 05:03 UTC