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The result was a long-running crime wave that broke only when voters showed Mosby the door.
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Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
For the past decade, California has been experiencing a dangerous and costly crime wave.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Violent crime in 40 U.S. cities dropped in 2024 to at or near pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report out Thursday that shows the COVID-era crime wave evaporating.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Conservative critics linked this to a subsequent crime wave, as violent crime increased from 363.9 cases per 100,000 people to 377.6, between 2019 and 2021, according to figures compiled by data analysis platform Statista.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
For the past decade, California has been experiencing a dangerous and costly crime wave.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Violent crime in 40 U.S. cities dropped in 2024 to at or near pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report out Thursday that shows the COVID-era crime wave evaporating.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Conservative critics linked this to a subsequent crime wave, as violent crime increased from 363.9 cases per 100,000 people to 377.6, between 2019 and 2021, according to figures compiled by data analysis platform Statista.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Crime wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20wave. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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