I think this did actually happen but specifically starting in 2020 and I am only talking about traffic violations and not general crime. The article even mentio

I think this did actually happen but specifically starting in 2020 and I am only talking about traffic violations and not general crime. The article even mentions it and I have posted links to NHTSA statistics showing an increase in road traffic deaths per mile that started in 2020 and then continued to increase. People blamed cars, pandemic stress, and decaying roads but I don't think it's any of those. I think the pullback in policing roads is a big part of it. Road rage incidents have increased in some regions too, I assume all regions, but these aren't necessarily counted nationwide. I think it's possible that the empty roads in 2020 caused people to become accustomed to speeding and driving without other drivers on the road and caused people to degenerate as far as dealing with other people on the roads. I say this because speeding offenses increased since 2020 so maybe all these things are correlated. People became accustomed to not having to follow road traffic rules, and following sociable and safe driving, and get annoyed when they have to now. Police aren't enforcing it either. Just my thoughts.