'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic

'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic

By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNNCarjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America’s biggest cities.Just outside Chicago, a state senator’s car and other valuables were taken at gunpoint in December, and a group of children, one just 10 years old, carjacked more than a dozen people. A rideshare driver being carjacked shot his attackers earlier this month in Philadelphia. Last March, a 12-year-old in Washin…

'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic

By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNNCarjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America’s biggest cities.Just outside Chicago, a state senator’s car and other valuables were taken at gunpoint in December, and a group of children, one just 10 years old, carjacked more than a dozen people. A rideshare driver being carjacked shot his attackers earlier this month in Philadelphia. Last March, a 12-year-old in Washin…

'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic

Carjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America's biggest cities. Large cities that track the crime reported increases in 2020 and 2021, especially as the pandemic took hold of the country.

'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic

Carjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America's biggest cities.