Monroe County’s persevering with rash of automotive thefts is way worse than different jurisdictions, even people who have seen related spates of the crime.
As summer season continues, so do the crimes ― at a staggering charge. There are near-daily studies of thefts that finish with property harm however might have been much more harmful. On Wednesday, a 15-year-old was accused of stealing a automotive within the metropolis, hitting one other automotive, then crashing into an Irondequoit house. The teenager was mildly injured and brought to the hospital.
This comes at a time when violent crime, whereas nonetheless at excessive ranges, is beginning to abate in Rochester and elsewhere. However, not like different crimes that rose nationwide through the pandemic, corresponding to shootings and homicides, Rochester and Monroe County are largely outliers with its latest charge of automotive thefts. Sure, different areas have seen will increase, however not like what’s being witnessed regionally.