I don't claim to know what caused the spike. You'll find it implied in the NYT article that the cause for the spike is unknown. You'll find it more explicitly s

I don't claim to know what caused the spike. You'll find it implied in the NYT article that the cause for the spike is unknown. You'll find it more explicitly stated in this NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/upshot/murders-rising-crime-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/upshot/murders-rising-cri...