"...police union officials have been predicting a crime wave as cities reduce low-level arrests and release inmates to slow COVID-19. But, in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco, recent data show big drops in crime week over week" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/27/as-coronavirus-surges-crime-declines-in-some-cities …?
Its simple. The police aren't taking reports of minor crimes in many cases. Any theft under 1000 is now a misdemeanor and largely ignored. Seen the videos of people openly filling backpacks from store shelves with onlookers and no intervention? That's sf lately.
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You said "before the pandemic." Right up there, you said that.
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Sigh, your evidence for this conclusion is entirely conjecture or based on anecdotal experience. With respect, yes, you can always imagine away anything using personal anecdote
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No skin off my nose. Believe what you choose.
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