From the words of the representative of the CPD (Chicago Police Department), reduction in the level of violence in the city there is a 16th consecutive month. Police satisfied with the results, but at the same time it recognizes, the need for more and better work. At the same time statistics violent crime affects.
for 12 pm July 2018 the police responded to at least four incidents involving firearms.
June happened 255 cases of shooting and 55 (!) Kill. One of the last in June was shot by 14-year-old in the city of Washington Park.
In the first six months 2018 years has been committed in Chicago 252 of murder, it on 79 less, than for the same period in 2017 year.
AT 2018 year was 1100 incidents involving firearms, What's on 270 less, than in the first half 2017 of the year.
"This progress can be attributed to the hard work of thousands of dedicated Chicago police officers, assisted technology, data, smarter policing and good public relations ", - said Deputy Superintendent of Police Department Anthony Rix.
This year, Chicago police seized (Attention!) about 4300 pieces of illegal weapons, and was able to reduce the volume of sales of heroin and fentanyl.
In this case, the total distribution of illegal “firearms” in the largest US cities continues to be a serious problem for the United States. In this morning's news on “IN” It reported the total number of crimes involving firearms in the United States.
