Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime incidents number in different cities – Miaomiao Hou, Zhaolong Zeng, Xiaofeng Hu, Jinming Hu
In this article, the narrators create a connection between COVID-19 and crime. The reason is that after the whole world went into complete lockdown for months, society was negatively impacted physically, mentally, and emotionally. Unemployment increased, traveling became limited, social gatherings were few, and an important factor was that education became a challenge as everything had to be moved online. They led to many losses of family members, economic losses, and social disruption worldwide, creating a challenge to public health, food systems, and public safety. These challenges could be why crime, especially theft, has increased drastically. Many people took advantage of the situation affecting society and decided to look for ways to make money quickly.
Subway Station Closures and Robbery Hot Spots in New York City—Understanding Mobility Factors and Crime Reduction- Christopher R. Herrmann & Andrew R. Maroko & Travis A. Taniguchi
The narrators in this article bring awareness to the theft occurring in subway stations throughout New York City. The subway system in New York City has around 1 billion riders annually, and this causes certain stations to be hot spots for robberies. Temporarily there was a decrease in subway station theft due to Covid-19, causing the shutdown of subway stations. However, this number increased once the subway station reopened; as the city started to reopen little by little to the world, it only caused many locals and tourists to be victims of theft by these thieves roaming the subway stations.
Underground Gun Markets and the Flow of Illegal Guns into the Bronx and Brooklyn: A Mixed Methods Analysis- Anthony A. Braga & Rod K. Brunson & Philip J. Cook & Brandon Turchan & Brian Wade
Throughout the article, the gun market is a big issue in NYC. Despite solid laws, guns still managed to be smuggled into the city, landing in the hands of people who use them to create crime and put fear into the city’s residents. The Bronx and Brooklyn have been the main spots of these gun markets. Relating to theft because the use of illegal firearms boosts theft in the city as victims are robbed of their possession being threatened with a gun. Making illegal firearms accessible only creates more trouble for the town and frightens many.
Unemployment and Crime in US Cities During the Coronavirus Pandemic- Julia P. Schleimer · Veronica A. Pear · Christopher D. McCort ·Aaron B. Shev · Alaina De Biasi · Elizabeth Tomsich · Shani Buggs ·Hannah S. Laqueur · Garen J. Wintemute
The narrators in this article focus don’t the unemployment aspect of the aftermath of COVID-19. Many people were left unemployed as many companies couldn’t adapt to the pandemic’s circumstances and left many unemployed. Using data they collected for this research, they demonstrated that firearm violence and homicide rates increased. The results proved that the increase in unemployment during the pandemic may have contributed to increases in firearm violence and homicide but not other crimes.
DELIVERING JUSTICE: FOOD DELIVERY CYCLISTS IN NEW YORK CITY- DO JUN LEE
The narrator in this article explains how th justice system is failing food delivery cyclists because they are victims of crimes all the time. They work day to night, and the city fails to protect them because there are no laws that apply to them. Many of them are immigrants and are targets of oppression which can be taken advantage of quickly. They don’t acknowledge or are supported by the government, and if they try to speak up, they would be shut down, so many decide not to say anything and keep fighting these challenges.
