"From May to June 2020, homicides in 20 major US cities increased by 37%, led by Chicago, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, according to new data from the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) think tank. Aggravated assaults jumped by 35% over the same period of time, while other types of crime were down."
Does anyone really believe violent crime and fear of crime is going to be going down in this environment? Searches for mace and pepper spray on google continue to be extremely elevated from their historical numbers.