Amid Surge in Homicides and Shootings, CPD Points to Overall Crime Reduction – WTTW (Chicago)

Since the beginning of 2020, Chicago has seen a 51% increase in murders and a 47% increase in shootings compared to the same period in 2019, police said. At the same time, CPD is reporting a “26% decline in theft, and a 19% decline in criminal sexual assault through July 31, compared to the same year-to-date period in 2019. Additionally, robbery, theft and motor vehicle theft in Chicago remain at 20-year lows year-to-date.”
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Poor Taxpayer
5 years ago

Marion Barry Mayor of Washington D.C. said “If you do not count the murders, this town is safe.”
Good thing the cops will all be in Florida in luxury homes soon.
Illinois “Land of Slavery”– and lots of Idiots.

Platinum Goose
5 years ago

Sounds like BS to me. There’s ways to play with those numbers except for murder and notice that didn’t go down.

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