Neil Steinberg: "Chicago is not the murder capital of the country. Not even close — not in the top 20, per capita. Is that comforting? It shouldn’t be. 'Not as bad as others' makes a lousy civic slogan and, honestly, if it’s your son or daughter being murdered, then one murder a year is too many."
Some have suggested Chicago may have up to 100,000 gang members. If accurate, that is a meaningful stat as it lets us know who and what really is are sources of power.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
What is Chicago’s per capita murder ranking among the top 20 most populous American cities? That’s a meaningful stat.
Some have suggested Chicago may have up to 100,000 gang members. If accurate, that is a meaningful stat as it lets us know who and what really is are sources of power.