There’s much wonderful reporting in Monica Davey’s front-page New York Times’ piece on Chicago’s current homicide challenge. But I hate the headline: “In a Soaring Homicide Rate, a Divide in Chicago.” To be more precise, I hate the first half of the headline. Chicago’s homicide rate ticked up in 2012, but remains far below rates of any year 1985-2002. The second half of Davey’s headline is right on the money, though.
More here.
For those who want more, barring last-minute schedule changes I’ll be on Up with Chris Hayes tomorrow talking crime issues. Yeah, I am a little nervous.
Tags: Chicago, Crime Policy
We have the same problems in my small Southern city: too much violent crime, but much less than 20 years ago. Which is encouraging, given that the local economy is in a shambles with no real relief imaginable. When I ask one of the complainers where these young (mostly) men, who are generally dismissed as “thugs” and “takers,” are supposed to get that job they are too lazy to take, I am greeted with a blank stare that would do a cow proud. Break a leg tomorrow. You’ll do great! Almost wish I had a TV.
Good luck tomorrow, Harold.
It’s also true that while roughly the first quarter of 2012 was very bad in Chicago, homicide then eased considerably over the rest of the year, with an actual reduction in thas last quarter. More here as well:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/28/after-a-horrific-summer-of-murder-chicago-trying-a-bold-new-approach.html
Yes, but the per capita homicide rate among young black men in Chicago is soaring as the Establishment pushes blacks out of town.