COVID-19: Corona chased away crime in Chandigarh, but only for a bit Faced with a lockdown and the attendant risk of infection, criminals lay low, and the crime rate plummeted, but no sooner did the unlock happen than the gun-wielding goons came out. Updated: December 26, 2020 11:16:44 am The special project carried in police buildings was meant for youths in conflict with law and in dire need of care and protection. (File photo) If there was one good fallout of the coronaviruspandemic, it was its dampening effect on crime and criminals. Faced with a lockdown and the attendant risk of infection, criminals lay low, and the crime rate plummeted, but no sooner did the unlock happen than the gun-wielding goons came out. It is because of this bunch of trigger-happy young men that the city police personnel remained on their toes for the latter half of the year.