CTA shootings are up 64%, sexual assaults are up 300%, and robberies are up 9% — but Chicago’s police superintendent says transit crime is down. – CWB Chicago
After the mayor talked about the unacceptable level of crime on Chicago’s public transit for a half-hour, CPS Supt. David Brown fired up CPD’s tried-and-true talking point for all occasions: Crime is down! There were 172 fewer criminal damage (graffiti) reports taken, 88 fewer trespassing arrests, 62 fewer narcotics arrests, and 31 fewer deceptive practice cases (mostly turnstile jumpers).
Ah, so glad my new gig in an adjacent northern suburb is only a twelve – minute walk away from home, and in a safe area – NO MORE FILTHY DISGUSTING CTA! And I’m never stepping foot in Chicago again (formerly worked in Ravenswood – which is also becoming a real unsafe dump)… 🙂
HeywoodJaBlome
4 years ago
Crime is down say the so called leaders, Lightfoot, Brown, Foxx, Preckwinkle. Let’s guess the common denominator of those 4. Let’s ask the almost 1900 car jack victims in 2021 and the over 300 so far this year what they think.
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.
Ah, so glad my new gig in an adjacent northern suburb is only a twelve – minute walk away from home, and in a safe area – NO MORE FILTHY DISGUSTING CTA! And I’m never stepping foot in Chicago again (formerly worked in Ravenswood – which is also becoming a real unsafe dump)… 🙂
Crime is down say the so called leaders, Lightfoot, Brown, Foxx, Preckwinkle. Let’s guess the common denominator of those 4. Let’s ask the almost 1900 car jack victims in 2021 and the over 300 so far this year what they think.