Not just in Chicago, but this story is about my old home. Two teenagers are charged with carjacking a driver in the West Loop on Sunday night - CWB Chicago
While the details of the story are interesting, I'm interested in the statistics.
CPD recorded 698 carjackings this year through June 10, slightly more than the 666 cases reported during the period last year. The comparative periods saw 400 cases in 2020 and 215 in 2019.
From May 1 through June 10, there were 148 carjackings citywide, roughly the same as the 143 cases reported during the period last year. In 2020, there were 138 cases during the period and only 60 in 2019.
According to HeyJackass! and 2022 Carjack-O-Rahm-A arrests were made in 6% of carjackings this year, which is slightly better than the past 2 years. (HeyJackass! is the only site on crime stats to trust in Chicago. CPD has been known to cook the books.)
Remember that the awesome 6% arrest (not clearance) rate is for year-to-date, and the Summer Of Mostly-Peaceful Love has barely begun.
ReplyDeleteNote also that with the removal of *foot* chases, to say nothing of *vehicle* pursuits, combined with the Non-Prosecutor's office and the actions of the judiciary means that the numbers will continue to be a diverging slope of carjackings and arrests.