'2020 was a tinderbox': murders rose in US neighborhoods of color last year | US crime
â2020 was a tinderboxâ: murders rose in US neighborhoods of color last year A strained social safety net, rising tensions and mistrust between police and communities of color played part, experts say Despite a statewide stay-at-home order, Los Angeles recorded 332 killings in 2020, a precipitous jump â 95 more lives lost to murder than the year before. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Despite a statewide stay-at-home order, Los Angeles recorded 332 killings in 2020, a precipitous jump â 95 more lives lost to murder than the year before. Photograph: Johannes Eis...
Source: theguardian.com