Not To Worry!

As soon as I bank a few pension checks I'll be in a position to get the 2019 murder rate back to regular All-American levels. Or higher. (Depending on how many of you inane drones really tick me off.)

Jeff Asher / New York Times:

U.S. Murder Rate for 2018 Is on Track for a Big Drop  —  Murders are down so far in a sample of large American cities, typically a good indicator for national numbers.  —  The murder rate in the United States in 2018 is on track for the largest one-year drop in five years.

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:   Murder Rates Are Declining For the Second Year in a Row

The Crime Report:   U.S. Murder Total Likely Down Four to Five Percent in 2018