Car break-ins, other larceny crimes drop 25% in SD County during pandemic

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Larceny crimes, such as car break-ins, have decreased roughly 25% in San Diego County in the past two months, amid stay-at-home orders brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released today.

The report by the San Diego Association of Governments offers a snapshot of how crimes in four categories have been affected: aggravated assault, simple assault, larceny and domestic violence.

The agency looked at police reports in the county from March to April, then compared them to crimes reported during those two months in 2019.

During those periods of comparison...