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completethesestreets t1_j16vxxg wrote

Reply to comment by enforce1 in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore

https://ndaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Juvenile-Carjackings-Article-FINAL.pdf

You're wrong, it is a national problem.

> In Minneapolis, for example, there were 405 carjackings last year — more than triple the number in 2019. The suspects arrested were often juveniles between the ages of 11 and 17. Other cities saw significant increases too, including New Orleans, LA, Kansas City, MO, Louisville, KY and Washington, D.C. In Chicago, there were 1,400 carjackings in 2020, with juveniles involved in nearly half of them. Chicago police say there have been 370 carjackings in the city of Chicago in the first two and a half months of 2021.

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maudlinmary t1_j172ly4 wrote

This gives me the willies for some reason. Kids are just so erratic and unpredictable, it’s so hard to gauge. You can sort of plan on what kinds of risks an informed adult will take, and plan accordingly, but teenagers are pure chaos. I used to drive for Uber in Baltimore, I’m sure glad I don’t now.

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enforce1 t1_j1bh1yl wrote

This may shock you, but no, it isn’t an American problem, it’s a city problem. I didn’t say “cities have this problem” because it didn’t make sense in context. Thousands of square miles in the US are “leave keys in the ignition” country.

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