{"id":2338229,"date":"2024-09-07T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-crimes-on-rise-in-chicago-robberies-at-five-year-high-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T12:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T16:07:21","slug":"violent-crimes-on-rise-in-chicago-robberies-at-five-year-high-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-crimes-on-rise-in-chicago-robberies-at-five-year-high-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Violent crimes on rise in Chicago, robberies at five-year high &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fviolent-crimes-on-rise-in-chicago-robberies-at-five-year-high-washington-examiner%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=2338229&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--><p>Recent reports indicate a significant\u2064 rise in violent crimes in Chicago, with robberies reaching a \u2063five-year high despite city efforts,\u2063 including an expenditure of over\u200c $180 million aimed at violence reduction. New\u2064 statistics reveal a 7.2% increase in \u200dviolent crimes overall\u2064 over the past year, with robbery,\u200d aggravated assault,\u2064 and aggravated battery cases\u2064 marking their highest levels in\u2063 five \u2062years.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. John Cabello has criticized \u200dthe effectiveness of\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/populist-coalition-orban-le-pen-morawiecki-vow-to-defend-national-sovereignty-from-eu-overreach\/\" title=\"Populist Coalition: Orban, Le Pen, Morawiecki Vow to Defend National Sovereignty from EU Overreach\">current legal system<\/a> and recent\u200c legislative changes, particularly referring to the SAFE-T Act. He suggests\u200c that criminals feel emboldened due to lower chances of being jailed and notes a \u2063substantial drop\u200c in arrests, with police reportedly hesitant to engage proactively in enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>From August 2023 to July 2024, Chicago residents reported 30,375\u2064 violent crimes, with only 12.8% of \u2063felony arrests being \u2063made, \u200bmarking one of the lowest \u2064arrest rates in the past\u200c five years. The rise in crime persists despite significant investments in violence prevention and youth employment programs by the city. Cabello warns that the ongoing trend reflects broader \u2063policy\u200b issues \u2063originating from Springfield that the\u2062 city\u2064 will \u2062continue to face.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Violent crimes on rise in Chicago, robberies at five-year high<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1755244\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>(The Center Square) &ndash;<\/strong> Crime is up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> despite city-wide efforts &mdash; and more than $180 million &mdash; to reduce violence through a series of programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> state Rep. John Cabello said Chicago&rsquo;s rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a> rate amounts to an indictment of the state&rsquo;s present legal system and all its recent changes.<\/p>\n<p>New data shows robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery cases across the city are all at five-year highs over the 12 months as the number of violent crimes overall have jumped by 7.2%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When criminals know that they&rsquo;re probably not going to be held in jail because of the SAFE-T ACT they&rsquo;re going to be a little bit more brave in what they do,&rdquo; Cabello told the <em>Center Square<\/em>. &ldquo;The arrests are down because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> are too afraid to do their jobs. They need to get rid of the SAFE-T ACT, no cash bail but for low level offenses and go back to what we were.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With arrests coming in just 1-in-18 cases over the last year, robberies, including coordinated attacks where specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>businesses<\/a> are targeted, also topped the list of most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-residents-can-now-vote-in-dc-thanks-to-chuck-schumer\/\" title=\"Illegal Residents Can Now Vote In DC, Thanks To Chuck Schumer\">common violent crime<\/a> at 36%. At the same time, batteries and assaults combined for an additional 57% of all such cases.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, residents in the city reported 30,375 violent crimes from August 2023 through July 2024, as the felony arrest rate for such offenses dipped to just 12.8%, or the second lowest arrest levels over the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing crime wave continues to bubble despite the city heavily investing in hopes of changing things, including allocating at least $180 million for violence prevention and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>youth<\/a> summer job programs as part of the state budget.<\/p>\n<p>As a longtime member of law enforcement, Cabello warns the city will continue to pay the price for Springfield&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-leaders-who-cry-undemocratic-and-authoritarian-should-look-in-the-mirror\/\" title=\"Western Leaders Who Cry \u2018Undemocratic\u2019 And \u2018Authoritarian\u2019 Should Look In The Mirror\">policy shortcomings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to continue with Chicago losing population,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People are going to leave because they&rsquo;re afraid and they want to protect their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>families<\/a> and that means the more people that leave Chicago the less tax dollars they&rsquo;re going to have and it&rsquo;s going to be a never-ending, revolving cycle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cabello said Republicans would also like to see lawmakers make adjustments to the no cash bail element of the SAFE-T Act that allows judges to have more discretion about who they can detain.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had a working group called the Tips Working Group (Truth In Public Safety) and we spoke with lots of different stakeholders,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We talked to defense attorneys, prosecuting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawyers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attorneys<\/a>, judges and the gamut because we don&rsquo;t think that the majority party will get rid of the Safety Act. We had legislation that would make it better, but they still haven&rsquo;t even wanted to talk about that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1755244\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755244\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violent crime is increasing in Chicago, with robberies reaching a five-year peak, according to The Center Square. Despite the city&#8217;s extensive initiatives and an investment of over $180 million aimed at curbing violence, crime rates continue to rise. Republican state Representative John Cabello argues that the escalating crime reflects poorly on the current legal system and its recent reforms. New statistics indicate that incidents of robbery, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery have all hit five-year highs in the past year, contributing to an overall 7.2% increase in violent crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Cabello stated that criminals feel emboldened due to the SAFE-T Act&#8217;s provisions which make it less likely for them to be incarcerated. He noted a decline in arrests because police officers are hesitant to perform their duties under these conditions. He advocates for repealing the SAFE-T Act and reinstating cash bail for serious offenses.<\/p>\n<p>In the last year, only one out of every eighteen cases resulted in an arrest; robberies accounted for 36% of reported violent crimes while batteries and assaults made up another 57%. From August 2023 through July 2024, residents reported a total of 30,375 violent crimes as felony arrest rates fell to just 12.8%, marking one of the lowest levels seen in five years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite significant financial investments aimed at improving safety\u2014such as funding violence prevention programs and youth employment initiatives\u2014the city continues grappling with rising crime rates. Cabello warns that this trend will lead to further population decline as residents seek safer environments for their families; this exodus could result in reduced tax revenue for Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed hope that lawmakers would consider revising aspects of the no-cash bail provision within the SAFE-T Act so judges can exercise more discretion regarding detentions. Cabello mentioned discussions held by a working group involving various stakeholders but noted little interest from majority party members in addressing these concerns or making improvements to existing legislation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2338230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4387,40366,20877,40365],"class_list":["post-2338229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chicago","tag-crime-rate","tag-robberies","tag-violent-crimes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338229","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\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}