Law News: Crime Reduction Worldwide Due to Fear of the Coronavirus

Crime Reduction Worldwide Due to Fear of the Coronavirus

Various countries around the world have locked down to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak. Lockdowns have not only affected businesses, but criminals' activities have also declined.

Chicago - United States

The most violent incidents in the United States occur in Chicago. Drug-related arrests in the area have dropped by 22% over the past week. Overall, crime also decreased by more than ten percent.

"According to my knowledge, drug dealers can't get out, so they can't even sell drugs," Joseph Lopez, a lawyer from Chicago, told News Agency AP about the decline in drug dealers' activity. '

Not just in Chicago, but in many cities in the United States and other countries of the world, criminal activity, including murder, theft, and robbery, has declined. In the war-torn regions, violence and killings have been noted since the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

New York - United States

New York has been hit hard by the Coronavirus epidemic, and the number of people killed in Coved Ennis in one American city has risen to nearly six thousand. But with this, for the first time since New York, in New York, crime was recorded by more than 40 percent.

Latin American countries also have lower crime rates. In El Salvador, a few years ago, six hundred people were killed every day, but during the last one month, the daily average of those killed was just two. Eduardo Perdomo, a construction worker in San Salvador, told the AP, "The casualties are declining, and gangsters are not appearing. I think they too are afraid that they will not be exposed to the Coronavirus." '

Similarly, in Peru, crime rates were down by 4 percent.

South African Police

According to South African police, crime rates dropped significantly during the first week of lockdown. According to South African Police Minister Becky Seale, a hundred rap cases were reported this week, with more than 700 incidents occurring in the same period last year.

Lockdown, on the other hand, has increased the incidence of domestic violence and fighting disputes. Similar cases increase was noted in the United States. According to the Houston Police Chief, the incidence of violence increased ten percent. Sixty shootings took place this week in Chicago, of which 19 were fatal.