A new study of Los Angeles and Indianapolis police calls has found an increase in domestic violence reports ever since stay-at-home restrictions were implemented in March in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The research team, led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), consists of a group of experts in applying mathematics who interpret and make sense of police crime data.
The researchers predict that the incidence of domestic violence should gradually decrease as people return to their normal routines, but would likely increase again if there is a second wave of COVID-19 infections that prompts new stay-at-home orders. “Shelter-in-place rules, by mandating more time at home, are very likely to increase the
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