Crime and Coronavirus: How one is impacting the other

Crimes that we typically see... shifted as COVID-19 took over.

We're breaking down the numbers and taking a look at the trends.

Are from people in their 30's and 40's.

During the summer months..

Break-ins and thefts..

Typically spike.

But this year..

You may see a different outcome.

News 10's jordan kudisch spoke with "county" and "state police.

She joins us live in our newsroom..

To explain why.

Covid-19 has really changed the way we're seeing crime.

I spoke with the vigo county sheriff..

And i'm going to give you an exact breakdown of what we're seeing in the county.

Let's start with abuse.

In 2020... the county saw "3-3-1" cases.

Compared to "302"..

In 2019.

Next..

Thefts.

In "2020" there next..

Thefts.

"302"..

In 2019.

Compared to "3-3-1" cases.

County saw "3-3-1" cases.

Compared to "302"..

In 2019.

Next..

Thefts.

In "2020" there were reports of "152"..

But it was even higher in but it was even higher in "2019" sitting at "203."

And for robberies..

The department saw "117" in 2020..

And in 2019... "101."

Overall..

People are staying home..

Which leads to a lower amount of robberies..

But with the closed quarters... more abuse is taking place.

I also spoke with the county sheriff.

To see what he had to say head over to our website.

That's w-t-h-i-t-v dot com.

Reporting live in the newsroom, jordan kudisch, news 10.