Chicago Had 971 Shootings In First 5 Months Of The Year. Violence Is Trending Down From Pandemic Peak, But ‘Is Still Way Too High,’ Expert Says – Block Club Chicago

“The real test is as the weather gets warmer consistently, whether we’re able to see a continued downward trend,” said violence expert Roseanna Ander, of the University of Chicago Crime Lab. “If we continue to tolerate the level of gun violence that we tolerate, we are going to continue to see residents leave the city."
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debtsor
3 years ago

This spring has been rainy and colder than average punctuated by heat waves that give opportunities for more shootings. We’ll see what this summer will bring and it will bring violence.

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