With Shootings and Homicides Down in Chicago, Advocates Say There’s Still Work to Be Done – WTTW (Chicago)

The “safety gap” has also narrowed, but it still remains staggering. This year, Black Chicagoans have been 19 times more likely than White Chicagoans to be the victim of a homicide.
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Deb
10 months ago

Crime down, what a joke. Mustn’t be looking for them. When you watch the news now, the “body counts” are reported.

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago
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Yes, because they are “down “. That happens when people no longer call the police and the useful SpotShotter is discontinued. At least we’ve gotten past the “ don’t truthfully tell the race of the perp even when it’s obvious from footage, eyewitnesses” stage of newscasting.

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