I Asked This The Other Day And Didn't Get A Good Answer - Has The Crime Rate Gone Down....

[global1]

during this time of self-isolation and quarantine?

[marlakay]

1. I talked to a criminal attorney locally

She is in my bookclub, said they are not doing any new warrants, letting a lot of low offenders out early and I haven’t seen any police driving around.

My governor said please follow orders but not martial law they won’t stop you for being out unless you are in a group.

[Brainstormy]

2. that's a very good question and

a good subject for sociological research. I'm betting it has, but time will tell.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I'm guessing burglaries and porch piracies are down

because people are at home. And there aren't as many people walking around outside to mug. In my state car accidents are down 49%.

[saidsimplesimon]

4. I doubt it, why does it matter?

[global1]

5. I Live In The Chicago Area......

every night on the 10pm news there would be stories of shootings and murders in and around Chicago. Unless I'm missing it somehow - I haven't heard any stories like that in the last couple of weeks. So I don't know if they are just not reporting it and its still happening or if because people are self-isolating that for the time being these shootings and killings have stopped or slowed down.

[SheltieLover]

6. Seems so

Only seeing a few shootings per day now in Memphis area. (Violent crime rate here has been higher than Detroit. Frankly, I avoided leaving house before covid because of ridiculous amount of random shootings.)