AS OF DECEMBER 27...785 People Have Been Shot In Chicago
785 People Have Been Shot In Chicago
Friday, December 30, 2016
With the number of homicides in Chicago approaching a two-decade high, the statistics are skewing the murder rate nationally. Nationally, the murder rate rose 14 percent nationally last year, with Chicago accounting for 43.7 percent of the rise, the Brennan Center for Justice, a New York law and policy institute, reported earlier this month. The increase…