by JimThackerSAFE24 | Jan 3, 2022 | National News
New York City recorded 485 murders in 2021, a 4% increase from the 468 tallied in 2020, police sources said Saturday. Last year’s grim tally occurred in a year that saw a spike in fatal incidents in major cities nationwide, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Jan 3, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, National News
Baltimore’s woke mayor’s calls to defund the police have come back to haunt him after the city’s notoriously high murder rate climbed again in 2021. Charm City saw 337 homicides last year, up from 334 in 2020, and well above the 290 that the...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Jan 3, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois News
Chicago has recorded nearly 800 criminal homicides just before the New Year’s Eve holiday, according to police, marking a small increase over last year and a more than 60% increase from 2019. “We all know this has been a challenging year here in the city of Chicago,”...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Dec 26, 2021 | Prosecutors
If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation — professional, unflappable, polished. And while we are tossing out the compliments, let us add that we credit her interest in...