Coronavirus drops crime rate

TPD sees drop in violence and burglaries

REPORTS, TUCSON POLICE SAYWHEN THE VIRUS DROVE PEOPLE TOSTAY HOME, IT DROVE DOWN CRIMETOO.BURGLARIES LIKE THIS BECAMELESS COMMON WHEN THECORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN KEPT MOREPEOPLE AT HOME.

BURGLARSUSUALLY DON'T WANT TO MEETTHEIR VICTIMS SO TUCSON POLICESAY HOME BURGLARIES ARE DOWNABOUT 24 PERCENT COMPARED TOTHE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.ASSISTANT CHIEF KEVIN HALLSAYS WITH FEWER PEOPLE INCIRCULATION THERE'S LESSVIOLENT CRIME.

1:48 FOR THEPAST SIX WEEKS.

WE'RE LOOKINGAT A PART WHAT WE CALL PARTONE CRIMES, A REDUCTION OF 17%YEAR TO DATE FOR HOMICIDES WEARE AT A 25% REDUCTION.

2:03:15 CRAIG: "POLICE ARE TRYINGTO AVOID MORE FACE TO FACEINTERACTION.

THEY'RE WEARINGMASKS, TAKING MORE REPORTS ON-LINE.

IF THEY COME TO YOURHOUSE, THEY'LL PROBABLY ASK TOTALK OUTSIDE TO AVOID BRINGINGTHE VIRUS INTO YOUR HOUSE, ORCARRYING IT OUT." IF POLICEBELIEVE MENTAL HEALTH ISDRIVING A PROBLEM THEY'LLCONTINUE THEIR EFFORT TO STEERSOMEONE TO TREATMENT RATHERTHAN JAIL.

AND TPD ISPREPARING FOR THE CHANCE OFTOO MUCH CELEBRATION WHEN THERESTRICTIONS LIFT.

13:12 THATIS A CONCERN, AND I BELIEVETHE RESPONSIBILITY WE'VE SEENSO FAR FROM THE TUCSONCOMMUNITY, WE WILL SEE FROMTHE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELLAS THEY BEGIN TO OPEN UP.

ITHINK YOU'LL SEE THE SAMELEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY WILLTHEY'LL BE PRACTICING SOCIALBUSINESSING, CHANGING THEMAKEUP OF THE RESTAURANTS ANDTHE BARS TO ALLOW FOR THAT TOHAPPEN.

13:33 :21 AND POLICESAY VIRUS SAFEGUARDS FORCEDTHEM TO RE-THINK HOW THEY DOALMOST EVERYTHING AND SOME OFTHOSE CHANGES WILL CONTINUEAFTER RESTRICTIONS COME OFF.CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDETHE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS