BREAKING: NYPD investigating double homicide in the Bronx /// CHICAGO: 3 killed in weekend violence on South Side /// HOUSTON: Suspect arrested in connection with downtown shooting /// LOS ANGELES: Detectives seek witnesses in Hollywood Hills case /// NATIONAL: FBI reports 2026 homicide clearance rate at 52% /// BREAKING: NYPD investigating double homicide in the Bronx /// CHICAGO: 3 killed in weekend violence on South Side /// HOUSTON: Suspect arrested in connection with downtown shooting /// LOS ANGELES: Detectives seek witnesses in Hollywood Hills case /// NATIONAL: FBI reports 2026 homicide clearance rate at 52%
Live Tracking

The Murder Channel

Real-time homicide tracking across the United States. Every city. Every case. Always on. Like The Weather Channel, but for the thing nobody wants to talk about.

~21,000
Homicides / Year
50+
Cities Tracked
48%
Go Unsolved

Crime data shouldn't take a year to see

The FBI publishes homicide statistics 12 to 18 months after the fact. By the time you see the numbers, the story is ancient history. We track it as it happens.

01 / Live Map

National Homicide Dashboard

A real-time map of every reported homicide in the United States. City-by-city, state-by-state. Zoom in on your neighborhood or zoom out for the national picture.

02 / Deep Dives

Sensational Case Reporting

The biggest cases get dedicated coverage pages. Background, timeline, suspects, evidence. Updated as facts emerge, not weeks later in a podcast recap.

03 / City Feeds

Your City, Always On

Set your home city and get a persistent feed of local homicide activity. Trends, patterns, clearance rates. Know what's happening where you live.

04 / The Forecast

Predictive Analysis

Statistical models that identify emerging patterns and high-risk periods. The weather has a five-day forecast. Violent crime has patterns too.

The Weather Channel for homicide

The Weather Channel made meteorological data into something people watch all day. We're doing the same thing with the data nobody else will touch.

Weather Channel

Live radar maps
City-by-city forecasts
Storm tracker deep dives
Always-on ticker updates
Historical trend data
Alerts and notifications

Murder Channel

Live homicide map
City-by-city crime feeds
Major case deep reporting
Always-on news ticker
Historical crime analytics
Case alerts and updates

Every murder in America.
Tracked in real time.

21,000 people are killed in the United States every year. Nearly half of those cases go unsolved. Someone should be paying attention. That's us.