Carjackings more than double in 2020
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Chicago carjackings since 2011 | David Struett (Sun-Times)
CHICAGO - Carjackings in Chicago skyrocketed to 1,362 this year a 105% increase compared to 2019.
While the
coronavirus pandemic and widespread mask use may have emboldened criminals, police officials said carjackings were rising well before the March stay-at-home order.
Still, the pandemic placed even greater economic pressure on some residents in areas where good jobs are scarce. COVID has made a situation that’s already desperate even more desperate, said David Stovall, professor of African American Studies and criminology at the University of Illinois-Chicago. It’s never excusing the action. It’s about understanding it. It’s an act of desperation.
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