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Chicago hasn't seen an April with fewer murders since 1962 [View all]
Chicago finished this past month with 20 murders, according to data available as of Thursday afternoon. A WBEZ analysis shows that’s the lowest count of any April since 1962.
The city’s 116 murders through this year’s first four months mark the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014. Even if the city’s violence intensifies during summer, as it traditionally does, Chicago appears on pace to hit Mayor Brandon Johnson’s goal for 2025 to have fewer than 500 murders, making it the quietest year in a decade.
“Everybody agrees that we’re not going to police our way to safety, that we have to make sure that we’re building affordable homes, providing opportunities for our young people, ensuring that there’s behavior and mental health support services,” Johnson told reporters Monday in Chicago at a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting on public safety.
“It’s not just about more police officers. It’s not about just simply better technology,” Johnson said. “It’s also about making sure that we’re taking the full force of government towards creating safer communities.”
The city’s 116 murders through this year’s first four months mark the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014. Even if the city’s violence intensifies during summer, as it traditionally does, Chicago appears on pace to hit Mayor Brandon Johnson’s goal for 2025 to have fewer than 500 murders, making it the quietest year in a decade.
“Everybody agrees that we’re not going to police our way to safety, that we have to make sure that we’re building affordable homes, providing opportunities for our young people, ensuring that there’s behavior and mental health support services,” Johnson told reporters Monday in Chicago at a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting on public safety.
“It’s not just about more police officers. It’s not about just simply better technology,” Johnson said. “It’s also about making sure that we’re taking the full force of government towards creating safer communities.”
https://www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/01/chicago-hasnt-seen-an-april-with-fewer-murders-since-1962
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