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coldgator t1_is89w0e wrote

Am I stupid for not understanding the 2021ish spike?

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aidansean OP t1_is8ae8l wrote

I don't think anyone fully understands it. Comments on the other post suggested effects of the pandemic and George Floyd protests. It will be interesting to see what data the CDC publish in the future to see if it returns to the previous values.

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stlcowboy8888 t1_is8i1rd wrote

A lot of people understand it. There were criminals not being put in jail/ being released during this time because of the covid outbreak., that were in due to overcrowding. I'm sure that had somthing to due to it.. and overall stressful cirmsanstaces for everyone else no

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BSP9000 t1_isc7ayk wrote

If you zoom in more closely, it started right after Memorial Day, 2020.

Here's an article explaining it:

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/what-caused-the-2020-homicide-spike

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coldgator t1_isczqry wrote

I'm not sure about the logic of this article, but some of the information is helpful.

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BSP9000 t1_isq2nez wrote

Oh, it's highly logical. The conclusion is just an uncomfortable reality that few people want to talk about. So, papers like the NYT or WaPo give vague statements blaming guns or domestic violence or whatever.

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WhileNotLurking t1_is8yr82 wrote

Have you ever been stuck hold up with people you hate in close quarters.

Yeah. Some of the people murdered their housemates / families.

Another group went back out into the world as things reopened… and killed other people because they had so much built up anger. They also lost all social norms in isolation. Which likely lead to more things that would have ended up as a “fuck you buddie” and instead ended in homicide.

If you have been out in places or driving post COVID you can see how aggressive a subset of people have become.

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