Homicide Rate Shoots Up Across Major Cities as Lockdown Stress Turns Lethal

Donald Trump claims the rise is due to police being undermined—criminologists say it’s not that simple.

Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

Published Aug. 11 2020 8:09AM EDT 

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

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