JULY 2021:
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: “Crime is not out of control in our city. In fact, crime is on the decline.”
The REAL numbers:
Homicides by year
2017: 653
2018: 561
2019: 518
2020: 769
2021: currently sitting around 400 as of May 2021. On pace to set a new record.
As of 7/1/2021 1588 people have been shot in the city of Chicago (189 more than this time last year).
