Chicago Shootings Spike Amid Anti-Police Protests – IOTW Report

Chicago Shootings Spike Amid Anti-Police Protests

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The number of shooting victims in Chicago increased by nearly 88 percent in August 2020 compared with August 2019, according to Chicago Police Department crime statistics released Tuesday.

In August, 503 people were shot and 63 were killed in Chicago, compared with 268 shooting victims and 49 fatalities in August 2019. While murders declined 45 percent from Julyโ€”the city’s deadliest month since 1992โ€”and 35 percent from June, the city’s year-to-date murder rate is 49 percent higher than 2019. more

8 Comments on Chicago Shootings Spike Amid Anti-Police Protests

  1. The police should just play it safe and refuse to respond to any complaint involving a black male.

    Maybe have a few meter maids or clerks stop off and take the information later when they’re in the area.

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  2. I have one of those apps were you can listen the the PD of your choice. The only time I really turned it on was during the Vegas shooting. Chaos. With the gun shots echoing off the buildings they PD was getting reports of multiple shooters. I listened as they took position outside the shooter’s room.

    The point I’m driving at is after hearing that for a first time use of the app even Chicago over a weekend is not going to sound that much fun. But, seeing how this is Labor Day Weekend which makes it a 3 day weekend I will have to remind myself to turn that app on and give it a listen.

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