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The post-pandemic crime wave has receded, and then some.
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Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Maura Healey was the attorney general for most of the Ponzo crime wave.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Four years of leftist rule have not rid Chile of social inequalities, but worries about a crime wave blamed on immigrants appear to give a right-wing presidential candidate an edge in Sunday's election.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2025
This has to be understood in the context of the Trump administration sending the National Guard into several cities across the country on the pretext of an out-of-control crime wave—one that’s contradicted by most statistics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Maura Healey was the attorney general for most of the Ponzo crime wave.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Four years of leftist rule have not rid Chile of social inequalities, but worries about a crime wave blamed on immigrants appear to give a right-wing presidential candidate an edge in Sunday's election.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2025
This has to be understood in the context of the Trump administration sending the National Guard into several cities across the country on the pretext of an out-of-control crime wave—one that’s contradicted by most statistics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Crime wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20wave. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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