The Good and Bad of Pandemic-Era Crime Rates

NYPD officers speak at crime scene at 265 Houston Street, where Fahim Saleh, co-founder/CEO of Gokada, was found dead at the apartment building in New York City, N.Y., on July 15, 2020. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

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Here’s some positive news from the crime beat: It is reported that, nationwide, robberies, rapes, drug offenses, and burglaries are down during the first half of 2020.