Vallas: Chicago domestic shootings up 19% in 2023. Fix needed now.
Vallas: Chicago domestic shootings up 19% in 2023. Fix needed now.
In Chicago and Cook County, law enforcement leadership and the court systems are failing women, especially domestic violence victims. Black women are disproportionately impacted. Leadership is desperately needed where incompetence now rules.
By Paul Vallas
Chicago crime: Assaults up 7% for year, as women targeted
Chicago crime: Assaults up 7% for year, as women targeted
Assaults were up 7% for the year ended in March. Black Chicagoans were 5 times more likely to be assaulted, with Black women assaulted nearly as often as Black men – a much higher rate than women of other races. There’s a disturbing trend of targeted violence.
By Jon Josko, Hilary Gowins
Chicagoans suffer decade-high robberies, record-low arrest rate
Chicagoans suffer decade-high robberies, record-low arrest rate
Chicago saw more robbery victims in 2023 than in any year of the past decade, reporting 1 victim for every 250 residents. While crimes surged, robbery arrests hit a record low. Fewer cops is not helping.
By Patrick Andriesen
Editorial: Data can build understanding, help solve Chicago’s crime problem
Editorial: Data can build understanding, help solve Chicago’s crime problem
Violent crime in Chicago increased by 11.5% in 2023, but the city’s arrest rate dropped compared with 2022.
By Hilary Gowins
Vallas: Police overtime shows defunding police doesn’t work
Vallas: Police overtime shows defunding police doesn’t work
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s strategy for defunding the police doesn’t save money and makes Chicago less safe. Overtime is up, violent crime is up, arrests are down.
By Paul Vallas
Report: Chicago violent crime spikes 11%, arrests in just 11%
Report: Chicago violent crime spikes 11%, arrests in just 11%
Even though the number of violent crimes in Chicago grew to its highest level in a decade last year, the arrest rate dropped. Robbery and vehicle theft both rose by over 30% last year.
By Hilary Gowins, Jon Josko
Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s flawed dogma kicked police out of schools
Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s flawed dogma kicked police out of schools
The reach of the Chicago Teachers Union combined with their anti-police ideology is putting Chicago’s youth at risk. Chicago Public Schools need school resource officers, but this fall they become police-free zones.
By Paul Vallas
Tio Hardiman
Tio Hardiman
“I grew up around gun violence on the South Side of Chicago between the projects of Avalon Park and the Henry Horner Homes. I saw all these young brothers losing their lives in situations that could have easily been avoided or mediated.” “I started organizing about 20 years ago because I got tired of seeing...
Where are you most likely to get shot in Chicago?
Where are you most likely to get shot in Chicago?
Nearly 1 of every 900 Chicagoans was shot last year, and 1 in 5,000 killed by gunshot. Where was the greatest risk? The Austin neighborhood reported the most fatal shootings as well as the most shootings overall, with 1 shooting for every 414 residents
By Patrick Andriesen
Harry Pena
Harry Pena
“I joined a gang at 10 years old. I spent most of my life on the streets. I had my first taste of whiskey. I smoked. I hit teachers in school. I tortured cats.” “My father mentally and physically abused my mother. I hated him. At 12 years old, I followed him to learn his...
Vallas: Fixing 4 myths about Chicago’s gunshot detection technology
Vallas: Fixing 4 myths about Chicago’s gunshot detection technology
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pulling the plug on the city’s gunshot detection system in a bow to his “defund the police” allies. But his decision is based on four false criticisms of the ShotSpotter technology. Here are the facts.
By Paul Vallas