if you just always assume a Democratic mayor is lying when their mouth is moving you'll never be disappointed. Also just assume they'll be re-elected or replaced by someone even more devious and sinister.
Aug 8, 2022
Police Superintendent David Brown acknowledged the spike in violent crime and said, “Every neighborhood is seeking more and more police officers right now.” Brown has pledged increased police presence in Chicago’s public transportation system but has faced criticism for a recent policy change that some claim will “handcuff” the police. There have been 399 homicides in Chicago so far in 2022.
Chicago police data released last week show that murder is down 16% compared to 2021, but up 30% compared to 2019. Overall violent crime is up in Chicago by 35% this year compared to 2021, with theft up 66% and motor vehicle percent up 51%. Though the number of people shot and the number of people killed across the city is down this year,
there has still been a 35% increase in all reported crimes in 2022, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.