I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE:

Really important, deeply researched new @BrookingsInst paper showing that the huge 2020-2022 homicide surge began in April 2020, before the Floyd murder and unrest weeks later, suggesting that pandemic stress and closures played a major role, even before onset of "Floyd effect." pic.twitter.com/ThVLwwQy65

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 17, 2024

Full Brookings study here.