(NewsNation) — The level of solved murders has reached all time low in 2020, and data analyzed by the nonprofit shows that trend continued last year.

According to the data, in 2021 only 51% of murders were solved FBI statistics analyzed by Art Murder Responsibility Project. The country has seen a constant decrease in the number of detected cases compared to previous decades, when this indicator was closer to 70%.

A case is considered “closed” when an arrest is made or there is an “exception,” such as when the murder suspect is dead or incarcerated for another crime.

Thomas Hargrove, founder of the company Murder Responsibility Projectsuggested Monday on NewsNation’s Rush Hour that the reason for the low clearance rate is simple: There aren’t enough people to handle them.

“We are under-resourced to adequately fund local police departments. Not enough homicide detectives, not enough trained detectives, not enough forensics technicians to go to crime scenes, not enough lab capacity,” Hargrove said. “We simply lack the necessary resources to properly investigate major crimes.”

The problem gets worse when you break it down by demographics.

A Analysis by CBS News FBI data released last year showed that murders involving white victims were about 30% more likely to be solved than those involving Hispanic victims, and about 50% more likely than those involving black victims.

“In many major cities, there is a growing disconnect between the police and the communities they serve, especially in African-American communities after events like the killing of George Floyd,” Hargrove said. “This gap causes people to distrust the police, view law enforcement as illegitimate, and not cooperate with investigations.”

John Skaggs, a retired Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective, said: Guardian lack of experienced personnel is the reason.

“You hear every cop say, ‘We can’t do better because they’re not cooperating,'” Skaggs said, “But these young cops don’t know how to talk to people and get them to cooperate.”

Rising crime rates have become the focus of attention in major metropolitan areas, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. The homicide rate in the United States jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, the increase is due to a a variety of factorsincluding the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re in a war, if you think of killing as a conflict, and we don’t have enough boots on the ground,” Hargrove said. “The problem is that most cities are broken. Tax bases are not keeping up with the demand for services, and therefore law enforcement agencies are slowly losing strength.”

(NewsNation) — The level of solved murders has reached all time low in 2020, and data analyzed by the nonprofit shows that trend continued last year.

According to the data, in 2021 only 51% of murders were solved FBI statistics analyzed by Art Murder Responsibility Project. The country has seen a constant decrease in the number of detected cases compared to previous decades, when this indicator was closer to 70%.

A case is considered “closed” when an arrest is made or there is an “exception,” such as when the murder suspect is dead or incarcerated for another crime.

Thomas Hargrove, founder of the company Murder Responsibility Projectsuggested Monday on NewsNation’s Rush Hour that the reason for the low clearance rate is simple: There aren’t enough people to handle them.

“We are under-resourced to adequately fund local police departments. Not enough homicide detectives, not enough trained detectives, not enough forensics technicians to go to crime scenes, not enough lab capacity,” Hargrove said. “We simply lack the necessary resources to properly investigate major crimes.”

The problem gets worse when you break it down by demographics.

A Analysis by CBS News FBI data released last year showed that murders involving white victims were about 30% more likely to be solved than those involving Hispanic victims, and about 50% more likely than those involving black victims.

“In many major cities, there is a growing disconnect between the police and the communities they serve, especially in African-American communities after events like the killing of George Floyd,” Hargrove said. “This gap causes people to distrust the police, view law enforcement as illegitimate, and not cooperate with investigations.”

John Skaggs, a retired Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective, said: Guardian lack of experienced personnel is the reason.

“You hear every cop say, ‘We can’t do better because they’re not cooperating,'” Skaggs said, “But these young cops don’t know how to talk to people and get them to cooperate.”

Rising crime rates have become the focus of attention in major metropolitan areas, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. The homicide rate in the United States jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, the increase is due to a a variety of factorsincluding the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re in a war, if you think of killing as a conflict, and we don’t have enough boots on the ground,” Hargrove said. “The problem is that most cities are broken. Tax bases are not keeping up with the demand for services, and therefore law enforcement agencies are slowly losing strength.”