The lawlessness and increase in crime in Tigray is related to the social and security break down associated with the genocidal Tigray war from Nov 2020 to Nov 2022. As post civil war experiences from Nigeria and USA had revealed , crime rates increase due to the post civil war trauma , social disorder, economic hardships, and deteriorated law and security systems .
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