August most violent month in Chicago in nearly 20 years

[Anonymous]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-august-most-violent-shootings-chicago-20160829-story.html


the weeks since he was shot in the back, 10-year-old Tavon Tanner has undergone several operations to repair the damage from the bullet that tore through his small body and remains lodged between his shoulder and his chest.

The fifth-grader is still in the hospital and still in pain, according to his mother Mellanie Washington. He doesn't talk as much and cries more often. Sometimes he'll ask if police have arrested the person who shot him.

Tavon was among more than 400 people shot in Chicago this month. There have been at least 78 homicides, marking August as the most violent month in the city in almost 20 years, according to data provided by the Chicago Police Department. And there are two more days to go.

The city hasn't seen a deadlier month since October of 1997, when there were 79 homicides. For the whole year, the count was 761, according to department numbers.

[Anonymous]

What a sad situation that we find ourselves in.

[Anonymous]

So far in 2016 Philadelphia’s murder rate is at its second-lowest number in the last 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-august-most-violent-shootings-chicago-20160829-story.html


the weeks since he was shot in the back, 10-year-old Tavon Tanner has undergone several operations to repair the damage from the bullet that tore through his small body and remains lodged between his shoulder and his chest.

The fifth-grader is still in the hospital and still in pain, according to his mother Mellanie Washington. He doesn't talk as much and cries more often. Sometimes he'll ask if police have arrested the person who shot him.

Tavon was among more than 400 people shot in Chicago this month. There have been at least 78 homicides, marking August as the most violent month in the city in almost 20 years, according to data provided by the Chicago Police Department. And there are two more days to go.

The city hasn't seen a deadlier month since October of 1997, when there were 79 homicides. For the whole year, the count was 761, according to department numbers.

Those Chicago Republicans, causing havoc again!

When will we have a Democratic Mayor?

[Anonymous]

Compared to this time in 2015 the District has seen a 15 percent decline in homicides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-august-most-violent-shootings-chicago-20160829-story.html


the weeks since he was shot in the back, 10-year-old Tavon Tanner has undergone several operations to repair the damage from the bullet that tore through his small body and remains lodged between his shoulder and his chest.

The fifth-grader is still in the hospital and still in pain, according to his mother Mellanie Washington. He doesn't talk as much and cries more often. Sometimes he'll ask if police have arrested the person who shot him.

Tavon was among more than 400 people shot in Chicago this month. There have been at least 78 homicides, marking August as the most violent month in the city in almost 20 years, according to data provided by the Chicago Police Department. And there are two more days to go.

The city hasn't seen a deadlier month since October of 1997, when there were 79 homicides. For the whole year, the count was 761, according to department numbers.

Those Chicago Republicans, causing havoc again!

When will we have a Democratic Mayor?

Or an African American police chief that represents the people from the neighborhoods that needs the most help!

[Anonymous]

Homicide in Colorado has dropped more than 66% after marijuana was legalized.

[Anonymous]

The murder rate in Camden is twice that of Chicago. Perhaps we should ask Chris Christie how he is succeeding on this front!

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Chicago decades ago. Gangs have been a mainstay for decades but it was different then. You had street fights over turf, not gun fights. Rumbles. Then the free flow of guns changed everything. These guns were not manufactured or distributed by the gangs. End the source and you end the flow. Give job applications instead of guns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homicide in Colorado has dropped more than 66% after marijuana was legalized.

I am often amazed that people don't see the parallelism between the prohibition and the need to legalize marijuana. Sure alcoholism is bad, public drunkenness is bad, drinking and driving is bad, yet we know that prohibition does not work and will lead to even worse social problems. Yet we are still clinging onto making marijuana illegal even though it arguably has less negative impact than alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The murder rate in Camden is twice that of Chicago. Perhaps we should ask Chris Christie how he is succeeding on this front!

Well, for a parallel comparison, it would be Camden mayor Dana Redd.

But I think you are missing the point. The posts you are replying to was pointing out the Chicago executive leadership more as a sarcastic jab to people who claim that the cause of inner city urban blight is because of systematic oppression by evil white/republican people.

[Anonymous]

The homicide rate in the United States has fallen by 49 percent over the past twenty years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The homicide rate in the United States has fallen by 49 percent over the past twenty years.

Mostly because of the decline in black homicides, which had a peak in the 80s and early 90s. Very good trend in deed.

[Anonymous]

The point of the Chicago news, at least my takeaway, is that when we here peoples concern about the urban community, it never mentions any of this violence. Only violence involving police officers. But clearly, for every 1 officer shooting, there are 400 citizen shootings roughly. This is the reason I live outside of DC limits. Citizen violence. Including the attacks on metro too.

[Anonymous]

hear.