Republicans have been hounding Democrats for a year to pass legislation addressing car thefts and shootings. This session, Democrats listened.
Car Thefts
As COVID-19 ravaged across Connecticut and the rest of the U.S., it shut down the courts, closed schools and affected policing practices, leading to increases in car thefts in the state and across the nation.
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CT House passes juvenile crime bill
The bill passed over the concerns of Republicans who said it didn’t go far enough and Democrats who worried it would harm children of color.
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Car thefts in CT declined in 2021, according to preliminary data
The preliminary figures support the theory that Connecticut’s car theft spike was due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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Hearing on criminal justice bills crystallizes a divide between the parties
Republicans continue to spar with advocates over how to respond in an election year to an uptick in gun violence and car thefts.
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Republicans say crime is out of control. Democrats say it’s not. What do the data show?
The summer of car thefts entered a new season, with data to fuel the debate about crime sweeping the legislature.
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On car thefts, Republicans focus on the anecdotal. Democrats emphasize data.
The debate about juvenile crime, while showing differences between the parties in style and substance, is hardly a new one.
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Keep youths out of the justice system, or hold them accountable? Judiciary committee advances bills that do both
Republicans were concerned about a provision in one bill that would erase certain juvenile records.
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New data show car thefts are declining, despite a pandemic bump
In 1991, there were 26,254 car thefts in Connecticut. In 2019, there were 5,964.