duce transmission of the virus,
they have been used by criminals
to hide their identities.
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Concomitantly, arrests, traffic
stops, and investigatory stops
have largely declined nationally.
Impediments to traditional policing
precipitated by COVID-19
are likely to endure until the
disease spread has decelerated.
Gun violence, murder, domestic
violence, and robberies
have surged in some large cities
during the pandemic.
Tangentially pandemic-connected
crimes (e.g., aggravated assaults,
stabbings, and murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3El1OhpHaOA
(In a one-on-one interview at NYPD headquarters Thursday, the chief of department,
Terence Monahan told Eyewitness News that the single biggest reason for the sudden
spike in violent crime in New York City is not the gridlocked court system and
not the economy, it's a deep-seated "hatred of the police." Courtesy of Eyewitness
News ABC7NY and YouTube. Posted on Jul 16, 2020.)
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