Robberies jump by 13% and aggravated assaults by 2.6% in U.S. cities

Major U.S. cities have witnessed a worrying spike in robberies and assaults this year and murder rates are holding high, police chiefs warn, as violent is set to drive voter turnout in the upcoming .

The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) of senior cops from America’s biggest forces has warned in its mid-year of ‘shocking numbers’ of violent crimes in urban areas compared to the same period last year.

The worrying data come as law and order remain top issues for voters in November’s midterm elections, and soft-on-crime policies and calls to defund police could hurt in some crime-affected cities.

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