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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAre burglaries down?
I would think burglaries would be way down now, with everybody staying at home all the time. Fewer burgling opportunities. Some unofficial additions to the unemployment rolls.
-- Ron
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Are burglaries down? (Original Post)
Jeebo
May 2020
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iemitsu
(3,888 posts)1. Car prowling is way up in my neighborhood.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. Same here although they caught a couple of kids
the other day, so that might put a dent in the early morning pastime.
MissB
(15,807 posts)3. I would assume so.
But Im seeing a lot of car break-in stories on Nextdoor.
retread
(3,762 posts)4. Same here. I do notice a large number of the "break-ins" are unlocked! n/t
Kaleva
(36,299 posts)5. "Burglaries were up by nearly 200 -- or 26.3 percent"
https://nypost.com/2020/04/02/major-crimes-up-12-percent-in-nyc-despite-covid-19-outbreak/
"Seattle burglary explodes 87% downtown after coronavirus policy, crisis"
https://mynorthwest.com/1802378/rantz-seattle-crime-up-after-coronavirus/
"Seattle burglary explodes 87% downtown after coronavirus policy, crisis"
https://mynorthwest.com/1802378/rantz-seattle-crime-up-after-coronavirus/