ViewpointsOpinionThe Very Real Personal Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic00CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSavePrintA young girl rides her bike on empty city streets with no school and a lack of tourist due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Boston, Mass., on March 12, 2020. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesDiane Dimond2/7/2021|Updated: 2/7/2021CommentaryOK, I have good news and bad news about the murder rate in America.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentDiane DimondAuthorDiane Dimond is an author and investigative journalist.Author’s Selected ArticlesWho Commits Suicide?Mar 16, 2022Holiday Best Wishes and Goodbye, for NowDec 26, 2021Should Judges Act as ‘Potted Plants’ or Active Reformers?Dec 20, 2021School Shootings: Time to Hold the Grown-ups Accountable, TooDec 12, 2021Related TopicssuicideCOVID-19 pandemiccrime rates