Chicago Records 402nd Murder This Year, On Track to Outpace 2016
What a delightful place to call home.
8.1.2017
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Chicago has recorded its 402nd murder for the year and that means the city is on track to outpace 2016’s record fatalities.
In July alone, there were 74 people murdered and 410 total shooting victims across 321 sooting incidents. Not included in any of these numbers are shootings on area expressways, according to NBC 5. So, add 25 more shootings that have been reported on Chicago expressways, which also injured at least six people.
Chicago PD reports that shootings on the whole are actually down 13% over last year but that isn’t stopping the death toll from rising.
As TruthRevolt reported on Monday, a 4-year-old and his mother are two of the most recent victims of gang violence in the city. This year’s Fourth of July went down as one of Chicago’s most violent holiday weekends seeing over 100 people shot. Last year, that number was 66.
Here are some of the steps CPD has been taking to curb the violence:
Chicago police reported last month that they have removed more than 5,000 guns this year off Chicago streets. The department has also rolled out several initiatives this year, including a high-tech ballistics van that was sent as part of the partnership with the ATF. That same partnership also sent 20 permanent ATF agents to the city, along with federal prosecutors, with the purpose of "prioritizing prosecutions to reduce gun violence, and working with our law enforcement partners to stop the lawlessness.”
And yet, in a city where gun control is some of the strictest in the nation, the murder rate continues climbing.
As noted by NBC 5: “Last year, the month of August became the deadliest month in two decades with 90 murders in 31 days. By the end of the month, the city had recorded just over 470 homicides for the year.”
Looks like Chicago is in for another record-breaking year.
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