>But on the other hand, why would COVID cause an increase in shootings/murder? The related lockdowns and such could play a role. I wasn't putting it forward as

>But on the other hand, why would COVID cause an increase in shootings/murder? The related lockdowns and such could play a role. I wasn't putting it forward as the sole factor but to me it seems more likely that this among other things like the police reporting differently because they're mad playing a bigger roll in a bloody 112% increase. That's a whole lot you realise that right? Which brings me back to some of those questions left unanswered: How do you tie a bit more than 1% decrease in budget to a 112% increase in shootings? Do you have any reasonable argument for that? Why do they spend such a ridiculously insane amount per employee, in total or however which way you want to calculate it? Can you justify this given the results?