Yes, it's actually made phone theft even worse as a victim. instead of running with the device muggers are demanding pin's and passcodes at gun/knife point
it's resulted in a few deaths in chicago at least
it's resulted in a few deaths in chicago at least
They wouldn’t live to tell the tale
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/family-of-dakotah-earle...
and before you dismiss it given the time of day or one off, armed robberies for cell phones are way up in chicago and they are occurring in broad daylight . the crime that keeps getting covered and that I know someone who this happened to is, 1 -2 people walking on the street, a car pulls up with 4 people . they all get out and have guns and force you to give up your phone and passcode. Armed Robberies are way up 44% 7978 cases and they are all for iPhones and passcodes . people are getting pistol whipped when they don't cooperate and increasingly even when they do.
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/chicago-at-least-14-robbed-vi...
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/north-side-chicago-robbery-sp...
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/4-more-depaul-students-were-m...
Overall I think it's pretty safe to pull out your smartphone in public these days, which was not the case years ago.