Scientists have identified a strong link between increasing poverty, income inequality, and the rise in homicide rates across the United States. The study, encompassing data from 1990 to 2020, reveals that states with the highest levels of poverty and income disparity experienced the most significant spikes in homicide rates, especially notable during the turbulent year of 2020. The findings have been published in Evolutionary Human Sciences. Previous research in the realm of sociology and economics has long attempted to untangle the complex web of factors contributing to homicide rates. Numer…