The timing of this paper is remarkable to me, given Baltimore’s recent decision to permanently stop prosecuting some non-violent crimes. They made this change

The timing of this paper is remarkable to me, given Baltimore’s recent decision to permanently stop prosecuting some non-violent crimes. They made this change after apparently finding that violent crime dropped 20% once they implemented these policies temporarily due to COVID-19, while most other cities experienced increases in violent crime over the same time period.[0] I will be interested to see if these results continue to be replicated in other places. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/03/26/baltimore-reducing-prosecutions/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/03/26/baltimore...