Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last week
#Trump has long singled out #Chicago in his rhetoric

He has drawn controversial comparisons between the city & war zones like Afghanistan, & in 2017, vowed to “send in the feds” in response to #gun violence—a move that came even as the city was experiencing a broader trend of declining violent #crime.

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https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-25-2025#00000198-e235-d5ab-a1bd-e2ff139b0000
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Violent #crime in #Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in over a decade, according to city data. Shootings are down 37%, & homicides have dropped by 32%, while total violence crime dropped by over 22%.

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Nonilex
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#Crime in #Chicago also represents persistent, localized challenges, said Kimberley Smith, director of national programs for the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The neighborhoods with the highest homicide rates experience approximately 68 times more homicides than those with the lowest rates.

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Smith attributes much of the drops in violent #crime to a focus in #Chicago on the #systemic drivers of #violence, rather than the #militaristic approach #Trump has touted in #WashingtonDC. She encouraged more federal investment in researching these types of #ViolencePrevention strategies.

“Kind of out of necessity Chicago has become a hub for innovation in gun violence prevention,” she said.

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