Crime Wave

Crime Wave

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Crime in America, Medication Falls, Pandemic Prevention

Episode: Crime in America, Medication Falls, Pandemic Prevention

  • Jul 12, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 18:25 mins

Violent crime increased in the US last year, and so far this year major cities around the country are seeing an alarming uptick in homicides. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll confirmed Americans are worried about crime. Americans say the police need more money to deal with the crime wave. Washington Post White House reporter Cleve Wootson explains how this might hamper efforts to reform police departments since George Floyd’s murder last year. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)