Gov. Pritzker says state of Illinois is seeing major drop in violent crime alongside Chicago – CBS2 (Chicago)

Gov. JB Pritzker said there has been a similar drop in crime statewide: "Shootings and homicides on our highways are down 60, 70, 80% depending on where you look — but certainly in the Chicago area — and that's a result of more officers, investment in technology, making sure that we have summer jobs for kids, and making sure that we're investing in areas that have high poverty rates."
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alexxxxx
10 months ago

Yeah, it does seem like some of the crime stats get “massaged” depending on how incidents are classified — that Mendoza-Gonzalez case is a prime example. And you’re absolutely right, has a clean https://casinochan.live/ design and tons of deposit bonuses. Regular free spin drops and cashback deals are part of the appeal. It’s perfect for those who like simplicity and rewards.walking around Chicago, the visible signs of crime often tell a different story than the official numbers.

Call my shrink
10 months ago

Census is down too.

Mark F
10 months ago

If there are no police to take a report there is no crime, hence crime goes down.

Deb
10 months ago

Not reporting crime and downgrading charges is what has affected crime stats. Turn on the news. Crime is not down. Every day we get the “body counts” on the news.

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago

Or perhaps it’s a result of a Cook County prosecutor that actually locks people up, unlike the previous one?

Publius
10 months ago

Does this trend have anything to do with fudging stats by classifying first degree murder as abuse of a corpse, like in the Mendoza-Gonzalez murder of Bos?? Here’s a good rule of thumb for everyone living in Chicago: a business with a boarded up window has recently been broken into. A car with a taped up window has been recently broken into. A pile of tempered glass in the street indicates that a window was recently broken in that parking spot. Trust me, there is a crime scene on every block not reflected in stats. Pritzker is full of it… Read more »

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago
Reply to  Publius

Glowing stats aside, Butterworth and Homie can’t deny that a person is shot every 4 hours and a person is murdered every 22 hours in CHI per the latest update.

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