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

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'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic
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Carjackings have risen dramatically over the past two years in some of America's biggest cities. Experts warn the pandemic's impact on minors is part of the reason why.

Carjackings 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 Washington, DC was arrested and charged with four counts of armed carjacking."The majority of it is young joyriders. They're not keeping the cars.

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