A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 290,000 people worldwide. That is roughly the same number of people - or less - who have died from Covid-19. The Virus Has Brought Some Quiet, for Now. The number of serious felonies and arrests has reportedly gone down in NYC and LA as city streets empty out and more people stay inside. New York City has seen a steady decrease in crime since the onset of the pandemic—but April numbers for murder, auto theft, and burglary increased year over year. Murder Rates Were Staggering. London's stabbings and violent crime have "dropped considerably during the coronavirus lockdown, the Metropolitan Police commissioner has said. Highlights from recent reports about crime in New York City are included below. The Marshall Project projected the full week’s crime based on the previous three years’ average for each day of that week. Crime in a time of COVID-19: How the pandemic is changing criminality in our neighbourhoods Impaired driving, frauds and weapons offences are all down.

Still, The Marshall Project’s analysis found a 13 percent drop in crime. Crime rates in major cities across the country are dropping amid the coronavirus crisis as people stay in their homes to try to blunt the spread of the pandemic. Crime rates are dropping amid the coronavirus pandemic as people stay at home, but cases of domestic violence and disturbances have increased. Police in South Africa say that, comparing this time period to last year, the number of murders has dropped from 326 to 94.

In some places outside the US too, violence has gone down. Satellite images released by NASA and the European Space Agency reveal that air pollution over China has gone down since the coronavirus outbreak. These are the crimes that have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. Murder Rates Were Staggering. In some places outside the US too, violence has gone down.

That is roughly the same number of people - or less - who have died from Covid-19. For criminals, opportunity is down but motivation is up, one expert said.

Crime Hasn’t Spiked During COVID-19 Outbreak – Yet While some crimes are likely to decrease during the coronavirus outbreak, others, like domestic violence, are likely to rise. It’s a good thing that crime is going down.” Rosser said he’s noticed since the first case of the coronavirus in Shelby County, there’s been less crime in the area. This is almost certainly an overcount, given the city issued its own “shelter-in-place” order on Saturday.

In some places outside the US too, violence has gone down. The New York Police Department said on Wednesday that crime in the city dropped last week by nearly 17% versus the same week last year, with shootings down 23.5%, rapes down 69% and assaults down 9%.

The Virus Has Brought Some Quiet, for Now. Crime in the city and county of Los Angeles fell sharply in March as coronavirus-related social distancing and stay-at-home restrictions took hold. COVID-19… In Chicago, drug arrests have dropped by 42% in the weeks since the city shut down, the Associated Press reports, while in Los Angeles, the rate of key crimes plummeted 30% after March 15. Crime has dropped by more than 20 per cent during the UK coronavirus outbreak, police have revealed. Criminals are still stealing cars, though. Crime in the city and county of Los Angeles fell sharply in March as coronavirus-related social distancing and stay-at-home restrictions took hold. Crime in the subway, which had grown significantly since the start of the year, was down 33 percent last week, compared to the year before. The coronavirus lockdowns are producing many unanticipated side effects, including upon crime.

There were 10 shootings in NYC over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in five deaths.