America’s BLM-induced homicide spike
2/3/21
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from Powerline,
2/1/21:
During the second half of 2020, we noted from time to time that homicides were increasing dramatically in American cities — a trend that coincided with BLM protests against the police. Now, the nationwide numbers are in.
Homicide rates were 30 percent higher in 2020 than in in 2019, according to a new report by Professor Richard Rosenfeld and two others. This represents more than 1,268 additional murders (in a sample of 34 cities).
According to Professor Paul Cassell, this is the largest single-year increase in recorded American history. The previous largest was 12.7 percent in 1968, another horrible year.
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