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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Carjackings soar by up to 510% in major [Demo] US cities: Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and New Orleans are all experiencing 'disturbing' spikes in crime

2022-01-24

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] ODD

Critics are blaming a rise in violent car takeovers on lax punishment for offenders, and Covid-era changes in driving habits

Carjackings are the upswing across the nation, with some cities recording triple-digit spikes in the crime

More than 1,800 cases were reported in Chicago last year, while another 510 cases were logged in New York City

Last November, Chicago's top cop revealed that an 11-year-old boy is believed to have committed several of the vehicular hijackings

Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez blamed rising crime on lax punishment for offenders, calling it 'the perfect storm' for criminals

Philadelphia's top said she was troubled by the trend, which she said could be related to a shift in driving habits in the food delivery and curbside pickup era

Posted by:Skidmark

#5 Grandmaster Flash's The Message was supposed to be a warning, not a list of goals.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-01-24 14:46

#4 ^ Right. Such an alien thing. Voice commands in Chinese.

Posted by: Dale 2022-01-24 14:10

#3 Drive a stick shift.

Posted by: Tom 2022-01-24 11:50

#2 We can end carjackings if we ban personal automobiles in our major urban centers and force everyone to ride mass transit. There, wasn't that easy!

Posted by: SteveS 2022-01-24 10:30

#1 Where I'm at the major city hasn't suffered any soaring number, mainly because they were high before the current events. As for the others, its a local solution to problems with parts to the supply chain mess.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-01-24 09:22

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