Template:Did you know nominations/Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on crime

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:32, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on crime

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• ... that COVID-19 caused a reduction in many types of crime around the world? Source:"Crime Rates Plummet Around the World as the Coronavirus Keeps People Inside"(TIME magazine)

• Reviewed: Chen Qiushi

Created by DiplomatTesterMan (talk). Self-nominated at 11:36, 18 April 2020 (UTC).

• It has been nearly a month since posting this nomination. Please provide a QPQ or it will be closed as unsuccessful. Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 05:29, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

• QPQ added. DTM (talk) 11:45, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you. Ready for review. Yoninah (talk) 11:47, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:02, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

• Hi, I came by to promote this, but I feel the hook is misleading. The lead immediately says it caused a decrease in some organized-criminal activities, while providing new opportunities in other areas. I think it would be more effective to write a hook about one or two examples, not to make a sweeping statement like this. Yoninah (talk) 22:47, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

• Please also remove the close paraphrasing here:
• Source: The disruption caused by coronavirus has been quickly exploited by some criminal groups as a 'window' to scale up their activities.
• Article: The report states that the disruption caused by the pandemic has been exploited by some criminal groups as an opportunity to scale up their activities.
• Yoninah (talk) 22:58, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

I will make changes to the article soon and suggest alternate hooks as well. Thank you. DTM (talk) 10:55, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Fixed the close paraphrasing, expanded the article. Just an update, still working. DTM (talk) 11:46, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic criminals tried to smuggle ice into Australia in hand sanitizer bottles? Source:Australian police seize 'ice' hidden in hand sanitiser bottles
• ALT2: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic Polish Police requested criminals to stop all criminal activities until further notice? Source:'Please stop all crime': Polish police plea amid COVID-19 workload
• ALT3: ... that Israel is using what was once secretly collected data intended for counter-terrorism ops to track the spread of the coronavirus? Source:To Track Coronavirus, Israel Moves to Tap Secret Trove of Cellphone Data
• ALT4: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic cyber-criminals stole millions of dollars that were meant for the unemployed in America? Source:A Nigerian crime ring siphoned millions of dollars from US unemployment programs amid COVID-19 shutdowns, officials say
• ALT5: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic Kashmiri terrorist Riyaaz Naikoo told his followers to follow health safety guidelines? Source:Naikoo’s last audio message, which surfaced on social media in April, advised people to heed all the guidelines prescribed by health experts to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
• ALT6: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India 18 terrorists were killed by Indian security forces? Source:50 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2020; 18 during lockdown

I wasn't sure whether to just put one DYK hook or many, but I guess I will go ahead with many since I personally can't decide which one to choose. DTM (talk) 13:51, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

I checked the Polish police hook, it is ok (refs, neutrality, etc.). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:36, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

• : Approving ALT1–6 with ALT2 preferred. Everything else checks out, including the copyvio (it shows copyvio from [1] but it was published in May 15 but the text was added in the article before May 15), QPQ done, and neutrally written. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 14:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

• Well, the bolding is over the top. Suggested alt:
• ALT2a: ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Polish police requested criminals to stop all criminal activities until further notice? Yoninah (talk) 15:00, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

• Approving ALT2a. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 15:07, 2 June 2020 (UTC)