Chicago: Killing and other violent crime decreases for a second consecutive year

Chicago recorded fewer murders in 2018 than last year, authorities announced Monday, marking the beginning of the second year of the year. Homicides down after a wave of violent crime murders in 2016.

The Chicago Police Department has announced a 27% decrease in murders in 2018 compared to 2016 – about 557 murders this year – while the city had recorded 762 homicides.

There were 648 murders in Chicago the department said in a press release in 2017

The department also recorded declines. in shootings, robberies, burglaries, car thefts and car shells in 2018, the statement said.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has already stated that "emboldened offenders who acted without fear of being punished by the criminal justice system" were at the origin of the outbreak of crime in 2016.

The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that Johnson attributed the recent decline to improved technology, to greater involvement of federal authorities in firearms and drug crimes. efforts to restore the confidence of the community.

"Are we where we want to be? Of course not, "he said, according to the newspaper," I think we are moving in the right direction. "

Despite this decline, Chicago recorded even more homicides in 2018 than New York, where authorities reported 283 murders between Jan. 1 and Dec. 23.