The problem of crime is a universal problem, including during the COVID 19 pandemic, which is a disease that spreads rapidly and is deadly. With the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries have recorded a decrease in crime, but there are several records for increasing numbers of street crime, domestic violence and cyber crime. This phenomenon was triggered by economic factors, where during the COVID 19 pandemic there were restrictions in various sectors in efforts to prevent the spread of COVID 19. The approach method used in this study was the statute approach and the research specifications used the descriptive analytical method. Analytical descriptive is a study that describes, finds legal facts as a whole and systematically studies secondary data. Based on the analysis, it shows that in addition to several factors conducive to the occurrence of crime as well as obstacles in clearly finding the causes of crime, a concept or system is needed that must be carried out continuously and continuously for the prevention and handling of crimes that occur in society by involving various kinds of state elements including citizens. Key Words: Crime, COVID 19, Criminology Kejahatan merupakan masalah yang universal tak terkecuali pada masa pandemi COVID-19 yang merupakan penyebaran penyakit yang menyebar dengan cepat dan mematikan. Dengan adanya pandemi COVID-19 ini beberapa negara mencatat terdapat penurunan kejahatan akan tetapi terdapat beberapa catatan bagi kejahatan jalanan kekerasan rumah tangga serta kejahatan siber yang jumlahnya meningkat. Fenomena tersebut dipicu oleh faktor ekonomi dimana pada masa pandemi COVID-19 terdapat pembatasan di berbagai sektor dalam upaya pencegahan penyebaran COVID-19. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan undang-undang (statute approach) dan spesifikasi penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif analitis. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa selain terdapat beberapa faktor kondusif penyebab terjadinya kejahatan serta kendala-kendala dalam menemukan penyebab terjadinya kejahatan secara jelas diperlukan suatu konsep atau sistem yang harus dilakukan secara terus-menerus dan berkesinambungan terhadap pencegahan dan penanggulangan kejahatan yang terjadi di masyarakat dengan melibatkan berbagai macam elemen negara termasuk warga negara. Kata Kunci: Kejahatan, COVID-19, Kriminologi
Fenomena kejahatan di masa pandemi COVID-19: Perspektif kriminologi