Chief Gennaro: COVID shutdowns shifted Las Vegas crime to domestic abuse
Chief Mike Gennaro · Las Vegas is Becoming the SAFEST City in America · Nov 18, 2024 · at 15:57
Chief Mike Gennaro of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department discusses how crime patterns evolved in Las Vegas during the COVID-19 pandemic when the Strip was closed.
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“Well, during COVID, there wasn't a lot of crime on the strip, right? Because it was closed, so we, there was a shift to different types of crimes, right? Now you had more child abuse cases, we had more residential burglaries things along that line, so there was a shift”
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