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Re:The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power ... by DinoDad13 on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @04:59PM (#39771972)
We didn't forget that in 2020. An increase in crime is a pretty normal side effect of a global pandemic. We are lucky that it stayed so tame despite police not doing their jobs because they are pissy about having some accountability.
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Re:The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power ... by sabarn01 on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @05:08PM (#39772061)
The UK did not experience a surge in murders despite also experiencing a pandemic.

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/GBR/uni....

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Re:The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power ... by DinoDad13 on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @05:32PM (#39772254)
Neither did Kuwait. Canada, however, did have an increase. Global rates overall did increase.
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