CWB: For the second month in a row, the Chicago Police Department issued a press release Sunday that claims violent crime is down 3% in the city this year. It’s not.
“Chicago’s overall violent crime, which includes murders, robberies, burglaries, thefts, and motor vehicle thefts, fell by 3% compared to the same time last year,” said the PR piece, released minutes after midnight on March 1.
That’s nearly identical language to the statement released by police minutes after midnight on Feb. 1: “Overall violent crime, which includes murders, robberies, burglaries, thefts, and motor vehicle thefts, fell by 3% in January, compared to January 2019.”
But there’s a problem: Violent crime in Chicago is actually up 13% this year. more
“Two plus two doesn’t equal four. Two plus two doesn’t equal five. Two plus two equals whatever the Party says it equals.”
izlamo delenda est …
common core math
obama built that
Well then, I guess we don’t need Red Flag Laws in Chicago
Lori Light-in-the-Loafers propaganda…
Itz just the rage theze daze with the Communist Left!
Same here in the Peoples’ Republic of Santa Monica. We see through the lies. Meanwhile, the vast majority of America is improving.
Crime statistics are easily manipulated, as this story demonstrates. If a police department makes fewer arrests, does that mean crime has decreased, or that cops aren’t doing their jobs as well? In some neighborhoods, people don’t report crimes because being a snitch can cost you your life.
Smaller numbers mean less, bigger numbers mean more.
Tomato, tomahtoe… up3%, down13%..
the truth is, compared to recent past, it’s up 5000%
And none of it matters if you’re a corpse on their sidewalk