{"id":1929507,"date":"2023-05-12T05:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-will-chicagos-new-mayor-be-able-to-fix-the-citys-crime-problem-experts-weigh-in\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T05:28:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:28:31","slug":"analysis-will-chicagos-new-mayor-be-able-to-fix-the-citys-crime-problem-experts-weigh-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-will-chicagos-new-mayor-be-able-to-fix-the-citys-crime-problem-experts-weigh-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chicago&#8217;s new mayor solve the city&#8217;s crime issue? Experts give their analysis."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanalysis-will-chicagos-new-mayor-be-able-to-fix-the-citys-crime-problem-experts-weigh-in%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1929507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chicago&#8217;s New Mayor Faces Uphill Battle Against Crime and Education Woes<\/h2>\n<p>Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, will be sworn in as the 57th mayor of Chicago on May 15. However, experts warn that he will face an uphill battle against increasing crime and below<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-will-chicagos-new-mayor-be-able-to-fix-the-citys-crime-problem-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Can Chicago's new mayor solve the city's crime issue? Experts give their analysis.\">-par public education trends<\/a>. Johnson defeated Paul Vallas, a moderate Democrat, in the April 4 runoff. <\/p>\n<h3>A Deeply Conciliatory Tone on Public Safety<\/h3>\n<p>One of the biggest issues in the election was public safety. According to the Chicago Police Department, overall violent crime has increased by 45 percent. Murders are down 9 percent from 2022, sexual assaults are up by 3 percent, and robberies have increased by 14 percent. Aggravated batteries are up 7 percent, burglaries have increased by 6 percent, and thefts are up 23 percent. Most alarmingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chicago-robbery-suspect-allegedly-stabbed-person-confronting-him\/\" title=\"Police: Chicago Robbery Suspect Allegedly Stabbed Person Confronting Him\">motor vehicle thefts<\/a> have increased by 135 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson came under fire from Vallas and other critics for advocating for defunding the police. Johnson sought to walk it back ahead of the runoff. Nonetheless, experts told The Epoch Times to expect public safety to go downhill on Johnson\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn crime and public disorder, Johnson takes a deeply conciliatory tone, whereas Lightfoot maintains that some accountability must be held,\u201d said McGillis.<\/p>\n<h3>Experts Concerned About Johnson&#8217;s Past Support for Defunding Law Enforcement<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson had been a supporter of the \u201cDefund the Police\u201d movement, which he in 2020 called an \u201cactual, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-editorial-board-democratic-proposal-will-let-the-irs-snoop-on-your-bank-account\/\" title=\"WSJ Editorial Board: Democratic Proposal Will Let The IRS Snoop On Your Bank Account\">real political goal<\/a>.\u201d Johnson has since sought to distance himself from that cause. Nonetheless, according to experts, Johnson\u2019s past support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-leaders-call-on-residents-to-stand-up-to-violent-criminals-amid-cop-shortage-skyrocketing-crime\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Leaders Call On Residents To \u2018Stand Up\u2019 To Violent Criminals Amid Cop Shortage, Skyrocketing Crime\">defunding law enforcement<\/a> is a cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear he believes that less policing is good for our community when, in fact, just the opposite is true,\u201d Zack Smith, a legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program at the conservative Heritage Foundation\u2019s Meese Center, told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>Smith noted that Johnson would be working with Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Kim Foxx, who has come under fire\u2014since she came into office on Dec. 1, 2016\u2014from critics who say she is soft on crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on her policies, I think it\u2019s clear her tenure as district attorney has been a failed tenure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx recently announced she will not run for reelection in 2024. This could provide Chicagoans an opportunity to put in someone who can serve as a bulwark to Johnson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-portland-police-union-chief-slams-city-officials-claims-they-encouraged-and-enabled-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"WATCH: Portland Police Union Chief Slams City Officials, Claims They \u2018Encouraged\u2019 And \u2018Enabled\u2019 Antifa Violence\">public safety agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicago&#8217;s new mayor, Brandon Johnson, faces an uphill battle against increasing crime and below-par public education trends.<\/li>\n<li>Experts warn that Johnson&#8217;s past support for defunding law enforcement is a cause for concern.<\/li>\n<li>Public safety is a major issue in Chicago, with overall violent crime increasing by 45 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Kim Foxx has come under fire for being soft on crime.<\/li>\n<li>Foxx recently announced she will not run for reelection in 2024, providing an opportunity for Chicagoans to elect someone who can serve as a bulwark to Johnson\u2019s public safety agenda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News analysis Following his upset win last month, Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, will be sworn in as the 57th mayor of Chicago on May 15 and be faced with increasing crime and below-par public education trends\u2014and it will only get worse, according to experts who spoke with The Epoch Times. Johnson, 47, defeated Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":1929508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[7428,15831,8170,7204,4521,4174,4602,9822],"class_list":["post-1929507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-analysis","tag-chicagos","tag-citys","tag-crime","tag-experts","tag-issue","tag-mayor","tag-solve"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1929507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1929508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1929507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1929507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1929507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}