As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows

[NorthernHawkeye]

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows​

Veteran cops say they used to go out of their way to make arrests when they saw suspicious activity but that they’re less likely to now for fear of getting into trouble and being fired or even arrested.

“In the past, I might see a guy with a gun in his waistband, and I’d jump out and chase him,” one decorated officer says. “No way I’d do that now.”

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows

Chicago police have made arrests in fewer and fewer crimes in recent years. The decline mirrors a drop in nearly every category of officers’ activity tracked by the Chicago Police Department.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[1inamillion]

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows​

Veteran cops say they used to go out of their way to make arrests when they saw suspicious activity but that they’re less likely to now for fear of getting into trouble and being fired or even arrested.

“In the past, I might see a guy with a gun in his waistband, and I’d jump out and chase him,” one decorated officer says. “No way I’d do that now.”
The party of no Commoynsense in charge of Chicago. Sad for such a great city.

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows

Chicago police have made arrests in fewer and fewer crimes in recent years. The decline mirrors a drop in nearly every category of officers’ activity tracked by the Chicago Police Department.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[IAHawk2011]

Sounds like a bunch of slackers looking for an excuse to not do their jobs.

 

[ThorneStockton]

Not shocking.

 

[1inamillion]

Sounds like a bunch of slackers looking for an excuse to not do their jobs.

This is the consequence when the party of no Commonsense is in charge. Read it and weep.

 

[mauricehawki]

So you don't arrest criminals and you have more crime. Shocking

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Biden should declare a national emergency and have MP’s patrol streets.

 

[srams21]

The obsession with Chicago continues ...

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

The obsession with Chicago continues ...

Does news such as this bother you?

 

[srams21]

Does news such as this bother you?

Yes. Let's nuke Chicago.

 

[Huey Grey]

Rs have been claiming that crime in Chicago has been soaring for decades. Shouldn't the rate be at 100% by now?

 

[Jan Itor]

Yes. Let's nuke Chicago.

Will you be there?

 

[lucas80]

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows​

Veteran cops say they used to go out of their way to make arrests when they saw suspicious activity but that they’re less likely to now for fear of getting into trouble and being fired or even arrested.

“In the past, I might see a guy with a gun in his waistband, and I’d jump out and chase him,” one decorated officer says. “No way I’d do that now.”

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows

Chicago police have made arrests in fewer and fewer crimes in recent years. The decline mirrors a drop in nearly every category of officers’ activity tracked by the Chicago Police Department.

chicago.suntimes.com

I wouldn't move there if I were you.
Just for the sake of argument, how's the violent crime rate doing in Uvalde, Texas this year?

 

[srams21]

Will you be there?

Nope. But I do love going to Chicago. Fun city.

 

[Jan Itor]

Nope. But I do love going to Chicago. Fun city.

I went four times in the 90s for class (work related). I enjoyed it.

 

[srams21]

I went four times in the 90s for class (work related). I enjoyed it.

It's pretty easy to avoid the bad areas and there is so much to do and see.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

So you don't arrest criminals and you have more crime. Shocking

That's what you get when you have a bunch of lazy republicans on the police force.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Does news such as this bother you?

That police aren't doing their jobs? Yes. Need to find better people.

 

[Bill Doak and 9 others]

It's pretty easy to avoid the bad areas and there is so much to do and see.

“Bad areas”?

Seems racis’.....

 

[srams21]

“Bad areas”?

Seems racis’.....

How so?

Every large city has bad areas. Chicago's are pretty easy to avoid since the city is on a grid.

 

[runkpanole]

I was in Chicago about 3 weeks ago. Similar to when I got vaxxed, I caught the dead.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

That police aren't doing their jobs? Yes. Need to find better people.

Haven't you been keeping up on the news? Police agencies are having huge problems in recruiting. No one wants the job and who can blame them.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Haven't you been keeping up on the news? Police agencies are having huge problems in recruiting. No one wants the job and who can blame them.

So we need more people to fill these jobs.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

So we need more people to fill these jobs.

You come off as really intelligent...

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

That police aren't doing their jobs? Yes. Need to find better people.

I thought the progressive “defund and disband” folks were on top of this. Look how well things are going in Minneapolis.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

So we need more people to fill these jobs.

We need weaponless social workers with bleeding hearts and tears in their eyes. Career criminals would respect nothing more.

 

[runkpanole]

We need weaponless social workers with bleeding hearts and tears in their eyes. Career criminals would respect nothing more.

Or more officers like those in Uvalde who like to wait 40 minutes while an armed gunman with a weapon designed to kill a lot of people in a short amount of time chill in a hallway.

 

[mauricehawki]

That's what you get when you have a bunch of lazy republicans on the police force.

Yeah that is the problem.

 

[Flie]

It's pretty easy to avoid the bad areas and there is so much to do and see.

Sounds like every big city. Apparently the democrats are to blame for the bad parts.

 

[mooresville hawk]

This is the consequence when the party of no Commonsense is in charge. Read it and weep.

This consequence impacts all of us. The read it and weep crap does not cut it. It is just playing the political game that so many like to play on this board. The sooner we realize that we are all in this together and stop letting the two extremes run the country, the better off this country will be.

 

[1inamillion]

Or more officers like those in Uvalde who like to wait 40 minutes while an armed gunman with a weapon designed to kill a lot of people in a short amount of time chill in a hallway.

The cops probably don’t want to hurt the criminals because they think the criminals and democrats will say they were too aggressive. They were taking a softer approach

 

[1inamillion]

This consequence impacts all of us. The read it and weep crap does not cut it. It is just playing the political game that so many like to play on this board. The sooner we realize that we are all in this together and stop letting the two extremes run the country, the better off this country will be.

The consequences of not punishment for criminals causes the problem.
Not complicated.

 

[runkpanole]

The cops probably don’t want to hurt the criminals because they think the criminals and democrats will say they were too aggressive. They were taking a softer approach

Yeah, I’m sure that was it. It couldn’t be that they were afraid that a weapon designed to shoot like a military weapon would kill them. Instead, they let fourth graders take the lead for them.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Or more officers like those in Uvalde who like to wait 40 minutes while an armed gunman with a weapon designed to kill a lot of people in a short amount of time chill in a hallway.

Cop haters are slowly getting exactly what they want. Fewer and fewer cops. The problem is, you don’t have any idea how to deal with crime yourselves.

 

[runkpanole]

Cop haters are slowly getting exactly what they want. Fewer and fewer cops. The problem is, you don’t have any idea how to deal with crime yourselves.

I’m not a cop hater. I’m a hater of the fact that cops are increasingly less trained on how to deal with people and the fact that my party protects weapons that make them hide in hallways while children get killed at school.

 

[ClarindaA's]

The cops probably don’t want to hurt the criminals because they think the criminals and democrats will say they were too aggressive. They were taking a softer approach

Like the dude that was shooting into the ladies apartment, cops kill him, dumb fvcking people show up to protest. The lady he was shooting at, rightfully goes off on the woke mob

 

[bdcolt45er]

This is the consequence when the party of no Commonsense is in charge. Read it and weep.

Murder rates are generally higher in red states than in blue states. 8 of the top 10 highest murder rates are from reliably red states. Some blue cities have particularly high rates such as Chicago but some don't such as San Francisco. Some red cities such as Jacksonville Florida and Bakersfield California have particularly high murder rates.
I don't think you can actually tie political parties to violence rates. A lot of these areas have a number of historical factors that have led to their current state. Also I think it is worth noting that despite how things are portrayed in the media the long term trend is a decline in violent crime. There has been an uptick in the last couple of years likely related to consequences from COVID.

 

[mauricehawki]

Murder rates are generally higher in red states than in blue states. 8 of the top 10 highest murder rates are from reliably red states. Some blue cities have particularly high rates such as Chicago but some don't such as San Francisco. Some red cities such as Jacksonville Florida and Bakersfield California have particularly high murder rates.
I think you can actually tie political parties to violence rates. A lot of these areas have a number of historical factors that have led to their current state. Also I think it is worth noting that despite how things are portrayed in the media the long term trend is a decline in violent crime. There has been an uptick in the last couple of years likely related to consequences from COVID.

Covid and a large anti police movement occurred nearly simultaneously in 2020. Yeah blame covid for the uptick.

 

[mooresville hawk]

The consequences of not punishment for criminals causes the problem.
Not complicated.

I never said that it did not. I took exception to you saying "read it and weep." We are all impacted by letting the extremes on either end control what is happening. We cannot just distance ourselves by blaming someone else.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Rs have been claiming that crime in Chicago has been soaring for decades. Shouldn't the rate be at 100% by now?

You feel like a prime candidate for a whole life policy with those math skills.