Interesting the left went quiet on that fact.

Why is that interesting? I don't think many people dispute that Covid had an impact on crime rates, both to reduce them during the early part of the pandemic (when a lot of activity was reduced) and to increase them in the latter part (when people returned to their previously interrupted activities). Covid was a massive event. Although I think your timing is a little off, because crime rates peaked in 2021 (the first year of the Biden administration).

But national crime rates never increased anywhere close to prior highs in the early 1990's - or even the levels of the 2000's or early 2010's. And they've been coming back down in recent years, and for most crimes the rates in 2023 have returned to the levels of 2019. One notable exception is auto theft, but that's largely because of the problems with Hyundais and Kias, not social issues or policing practices:

npr.org - Hyundai kia car theft tiktok insurance dealerships