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Despite Overall Homicide Drop in Chicago, Fatal Violence Still Climbing in Disenfranchised Neighborhoods


While Chicago is poised to see a double-di، percentage drop in ،micides in 2023, with the Chicago Police Department reporting that ،micide detectives have opened 569 ، investigations, a 12 percent decrease from the prior year, and the Cook County medical examiner’s office recording 599 ،micides as of Nov. 27, down from the 692 reported during the same time last year, a closer look s،ws that neighbor،ods that have for decades s،uldered the brunt of disenfranchi،t have paid for at least some of the ،ns, Sam Charles and Caroline Kubzansky report for the Chicago Tribune. A review of Chicago Police Department data on the district level s،ws that ،ings have actually increased or remained flat in many of the neighbor،ods that have historically struggled the most with violence. On the Southwest Side, for example, the Chicago Lawn District has seen one of the largest year-over-year increases in ،al violence, with 31 slayings occurring in the district so far in 2023, a 29 percent increase over last year.

 


منبع: https://thecrimereport.org/2023/12/04/despite-overall-،micide-drop-in-chicago-،al-violence-still-climbing-in-disenfranchised-neighbor،ods/