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What Explains Why Homicides Are Increasing Significantly Across the Country Since Late May? Reason.com

By Thomas A. Smith

A new report released yesterday, by Richard Rosenfeld and Ernesto Lopez for the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), contains disturbing quantification of what has been reported anecdotally by media: Homicides have increased significantly in many cities across the country since late May.  And the pattern across other crime categories documented in the report suggests that a “Minneapolis effect” a reduction in policing similar to the “Ferguson effect” may well be the cause for the recent spike in homicides.

via reason.com