Just as we had forecast last March, when American politicians – starting with California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo – launched the COVID War and locked down their states, violent crime would rise. (See our 21 April 2020 article, “CRIME ON THE RISE DURING THE GREAT LOCKDOWN.”)
In 2020, murder rates rose at record levels. Last week, the National Commission of COVID-19 and Criminal Justice released a study that reported there were 1,200 more murders in 2020 compared to 2019.
Data from 34 major U.S. cities found a 30-percent increase over the 12 months. Those involved in the survey found the numbers “troubling” and with “no modern precedent.”
In 2020, New York City saw a 41 percent jump in killings that resulted in the bloodiest year the Big Apple has seen since 2011. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said at a press conference last month there has been a confluence of issues that have contributed to the violent year. There have been anti-police protests in major cities across the U.S. after the death of George Floyd and the coronavirus outbreak.
The newly-released study said that at the beginning of the pandemic, the homicide rate in many cities dropped, thanks largely to the lack of interaction between people during the time period. But the homicide rate jumped during the summer months.
“COVID-related restrictions may have had an initial suppressive effect on homicides, but the waning of those restrictions, coupled with the strain on at-risk individuals and key institutions – aggravated further by the lack of outreach to such individuals – have all likely contributed to elevated homicide rates in 2020,” the report said.
TRENDPOST: As Gerald Celente has long noted, “When people lose everything and have nothing left to lose, they lose it.”
Again, we have warned the worst is not only yet to come, it will become a way of life. Gangs will grow in power as well. Expect thefts, robberies, and violent crimes all to increase now and when the shut-ins end.
For the first time in a decade, Los Angeles hit the 300-homicide mark; Chicago has had 700 homicides and 3,000 shootings, which mark a 50 percent increase through the first 11 months of the year; New York City has experienced a 95 percent increase in shootings compared to 2019, and a 38 percent increase in homicides.
The extent of the damage caused by the coronavirus is not yet known, but the Trends Journal has warned that the subsequent lockdowns would lead to an epidemic of despair among the young and old. Knowing at the onset of the COVID War last February that crime would dramatically escalate, we added our “Survivalism” column as an essential element of the Trends Journal.
