Chicago mayor touts violence prevention spending but some don’t see results – Center Square

Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski said the programs are not resulting in safer communities; About 26 areas in Chicago are in line for a share of $113 million in federal pass-through taxpayer funds for certain programs. "The question is, what is the correlation between these programs and the amount of violence on the streets. The crime is bad, even if the spending on the programs is high."  
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Giddyap
3 years ago

These so called anti-violence programs are a money flush for taxpayers — spend the money on jail instead — and keep decent people safe

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