Chicago: A year after boasting of sharp crime reductions during COVID lockdown, CPD faces reality – IOTW Report

Chicago: A year after boasting of sharp crime reductions during COVID lockdown, CPD faces reality

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Chicago Police Supt. David Brown marked his first anniversary on the job Thursday — just in time to face whipsawing year-over-year crime statistics that are returning to normal levels after being artificially suppressed by COVID lockdowns and closures in 2020.

Citywide crime reports are up 11% in recent weeks compared to the same days last year when COVID restrictions set in, city data shows. Some police districts are seeing crime increases of 40% or more.

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Eleven days after Illinois’ stay-at-home order was announced March 20, 2020, CPD issued a glowing report on the department’s performance during the preceding month.

“36% decrease in murders and continued reductions in burglaries, thefts and motor vehicle thefts drive overall crime down for March,” the department’s press release began. It then boasted of “a 10% reduction in overall crime citywide for March compared to the same month” in 2019.

The department seemed to take full credit for the crime reduction in its statement, giving no indication that crime reports might have been down due to unprecedented restrictions on day-to-day life. more

4 Comments on Chicago: A year after boasting of sharp crime reductions during COVID lockdown, CPD faces reality

  1. Back to work as usual, even the criminals are getting restless during covid. Nothing new here, same B on B, some people believe this is just a natural process. If they don’t thin the herd, maybe they can just move to your neighborhood.

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