{"id":2340474,"date":"2024-09-13T01:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T05:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-lives-up-to-its-criminal-reputation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T01:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T05:17:21","slug":"chicago-lives-up-to-its-criminal-reputation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-lives-up-to-its-criminal-reputation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago lives up to its criminal reputation &#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\">20<\/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%2Fchicago-lives-up-to-its-criminal-reputation-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=2340474&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>The article discusses \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-claims-significant-decline-in-crime-in-calif\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom claims \u2018significant decline in crime\u2019 in Calif.\">increasing crime rates<\/a> in \u2063Chicago, highlighting a notable 7.2% rise in violent crimes\u200d from August 2023 to July 2024. It\u200b asserts that offenses such as robberies and aggravated assaults have reached their highest levels in the past \u200bfive years, with organized &#8220;flash mob&#8221; robberies being particularly prevalent. Notably, there is a lack of arrests, \u2062with only one in every 18 robbery cases resulting in an arrest. The piece suggests that the city&#8217;s\u200b issues are exacerbated by having\u2064 a pro-criminal mayor and Democratic\u2063 leadership for decades, contributing to a challenging environment for law enforcement amidst \u200ca declining population. Despite efforts to portray crime rates\u2062 in other Democratic cities as improving, Chicago&#8217;s situation appears to worsen, with a paradoxical increase in crime victims even as the potential victim\u2063 pool\u2062 shrinks.  <\/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<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Your Land <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chicago lives up to its criminal reputation<\/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_1734010\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As it turns out, having a pro-criminal mayor in a city run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> since 1931 in a state run by Democrats who want to help criminals get out of jail makes crime in said city worse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Violent crimes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chicago\">Chicago<\/a> are up 7.2%, and robberies, aggravated assaults, and aggravated battery from August 2023 to July 2024 in Chicago are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3146957\/violent-crimes-on-rise-in-chicago-robberies-at-5-year-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"highest\">highest<\/a> they have been in the last five years. Robbery, including organized &ldquo;flash mob&rdquo; robbery, is the 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>, with arrests being made in only 1 of every 18 cases.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-residents-flock-to-buy-guns-for-their-own-safety\/\" title=\"L.A. residents flock to buy guns for their own safety\">police officer works<\/a> at the scene where a 47-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were shot on the 2400 block of West Monroe Street on July 7 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crime in many Democratic cities has gone down from record highs in 2020, which many in liberal media have tried to paint as a victory despite those &ldquo;down&rdquo; numbers still being unacceptably higher than the previous normal. Chicago can&rsquo;t even do that, though, even as its population has gone down. Chicago is somehow producing more crime victims than before despite there being fewer possible victims for criminals to target.<\/p>\n<p>Say what you will about Chicago&rsquo;s other failures, but it has managed to make crime far more efficient. Surely that must count for something.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to a question in his City Hall office during an interview on May 6, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To combat this problem, Chicago has tried, well, nothing. Mayor Brandon Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/2737055\/brandon-johnson-thinks-violent-criminals-are-just-being-a-little-silly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"says\">says<\/a> teenage criminals are just being &ldquo;silly&rdquo; when they rob businesses or assault people. He&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2856936\/brandon-johnson-remove-chicago-gunshot-detection-system-fulfilling-campaign-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"emptied\">emptied<\/a> law enforcement&rsquo;s toolbox when it comes to dealing with crime, while Illinois Democrats have made fighting against bail their top criminal justice priority. With nary a law-and-order Republican in sight, Illinois and Chicago Democrats have achieved their criminal justice reform paradise. All it cost was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defund-the-police-is-so-unpopular-that-democrats-are-now-claiming-republicans-did-it\/\" title=\"\u2018Defund The Police\u2019 Is So Unpopular That Democrats Are Now Claiming Republicans Did It\">record-high crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crime going up when you give control to a bunch of politicians who support pro-criminal policies is completely predictable, yet Chicago still seems to have been blindsided by it. If only Chicago could come up with some place, a building perhaps, that you could put criminals in to keep them from committing more crimes. Maybe one day the city&rsquo;s brilliant minds will come up with something.<\/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_1734010\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734010\"}});<\/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>**Magazine &#8211; Your Land Chicago Upholds Its Criminal Image**<\/p>\n<p>It appears that having a mayor who supports pro-criminal policies in a city governed by Democrats since 1931, within a state led by Democrats advocating for the release of criminals from jail, exacerbates crime rates. Violent crime in Chicago has increased by 7.2%, with incidents of robbery, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery reaching their highest levels in five years between August 2023 and July 2024. Robbery\u2014particularly organized &#8220;flash mob&#8221; robberies\u2014has become the most prevalent violent crime, with arrests occurring in only one out of every eighteen cases.<\/p>\n<p>On July 7, police responded to a shooting involving two men on West Monroe Street in Chicago (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images). While many Democratic cities have seen crime rates decline from record highs in 2020\u2014a trend some liberal media outlets celebrate as progress\u2014Chicago has not experienced this improvement despite its shrinking population. Remarkably, the city is generating more crime victims than before even though there are fewer potential targets for criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of its other shortcomings, Chicago has managed to make criminal activity more efficient\u2014a dubious achievement indeed. Mayor Brandon Johnson&#8217;s response to this crisis has been lackluster; he downplays teenage offenders as merely being &#8220;silly&#8221; when they engage in robberies or assaults. He has stripped law enforcement of effective tools to combat crime while Illinois Democrats prioritize reforms against bail.<\/p>\n<p>With no law-and-order Republicans present to counter these policies, Illinois and Chicago Democrats have created what they consider an ideal criminal justice system at the expense of soaring crime rates. The rise in criminal activity under politicians who endorse pro-criminal measures was entirely foreseeable; yet somehow, Chicago seems caught off guard by it all. Perhaps one day the city&#8217;s leaders will devise a solution\u2014like establishing facilities specifically designed to house criminals\u2014to prevent further offenses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2742,"featured_media":2340475,"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\/YL.ChicagoCrime.0918.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4387,7204,4133,16001,32076],"class_list":["post-2340474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-chicago","tag-crime","tag-news","tag-reputation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YL.ChicagoCrime.0918.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340474","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\/2742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}