Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque has investigated 59 homicides this year through Nov. 11 — a 32% plunge from the same period last year and the city’s third straight year of declining homicides.

Keller credited “investment in technology,” including gunshot detection and license plate readers, along with increased civilian staff that freed up officers for “good old-fashioned police work.”

APD has solved 84% of this year’s homicide cases and cleared 25 cold cases from previous years, according to Atkins.

Albuquerque’s 32% drop in homicides mirrors declines in other large cities, city officials say, citing Major Cities Chiefs Association data.