Murders soared in 2020 — and the anti-policing movement is clearly to blame

Of all the ways 2020 was terrible, one of the worst was its violence: A study found the murder rate in America saw “a large and troubling increase that has no modern precedent.” And it’s plainly the fruit of the anti-policing movement. The country hadn’t seen an increase in homicides of more than 13 percent for a half-century, but murder across America soared by 30 percent from 2019 to 2020, the National Commission of COVID-19 and Criminal Justice found, a “historic” increase: “Homicide rates were higher during every month of 2020 relative to rates from the previous year,” based on a sample of 34 cities, including New York.-- More...