Chicago Has Seen Significant Gun Violence Declines Under ‘Peacekeepers’ Program, New Study Finds – WTTW (Chicago)

According to the report, the Peacekeepers program led to a 41 percent drop in victimizations within violence hotspots — areas with disproportionately high levels of shootings and victimizations — during that 24-month period compared to the two years prior. That same report found a 31 percent decrease in the number of shootings across the Peacekeepers’ entire community areas during that same period.
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Pat S.
1 year ago

When calls for police assistance go unanswered, there will be a drop in reported crimes.

That’s a no-brainer.

Credit for the “drop” in crime is more likely due to fewer police available to respond, not the “violence interruptors.”

Mary Ladd
1 year ago

Could it be that the drop in hotspots was due to the fact that thugs have widen their target areas? There were no “peacekeepers” on the street when a young man was shot and killed the other night in Lincoln Park by alleged package-thieves.

Fed up neighbor
1 year ago

Nothing but left media bullshit.

Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

Any mention of the 40 + people discovered injured/ murdered well after the fact in areas previously served by ShotSpotter? I thought not. No reports of crime = lower crime, right Dems?

Brian Jones
1 year ago

Looks promising, however the article doesn’t say how researchers established causality.

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