Title: US: Homicide rates up 30% in 2020 amid pandemic | TurkishPress
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US: Homicide rates up 30% in 2020 amid pandemic
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US: Homicide rates up 30% in 2020 amid pandemic
ANKARA
Homicide rates across the US rose sharply, 30%, in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report of the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice. Compared to 2019, 1,268 more deaths have been registered in the sample of 34 cities and showed an upward trend in all of the cities. Experts underlined the need for urgent action to address these rapidly rising rates in the ”Impact Report: COVID-19 and Crime” report, released on January 31. The study was conducted by noted criminologist and Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld and Ernesto Lopez of the University of Missouri – St. Louis and CCJ Senior Fellow and Commission Director Thomas Abt. “The fabric of American society has been tested in unprecedented ways in the past year – by the pandemic, the struggle against racial injustice, and economic decline,” Rosenfeld said in a press release. “ The combination of these stressors and a lack of effective outreach to at-risk individuals likely contributed to the elevated homicide rates we’ve seen in 2020.” For his part, Abt said: “