by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
One year after CWB reported that violent crime was increasing dramatically on the CTA Red Line despite a sharp decline in ridership during COVID, city officials today called the current level of crime on the city’s transit system “unacceptable.” Mayor Lori Lightfoot,...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
CHICAGO – After disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for staging a hoax hate crime, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx lambasted the court proceedings as “mob justice” and a politically motivated...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
Carjacking reports increased 18% in February compared to the same month last year, according to the latest info from CPD. But you wouldn’t know that by the way the department framed its monthly “crime is down” press release yesterday. More on that in a minute. One of...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 11, 2022 | Illinois Crime, Illinois News, National News, News & Events
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com New York City subway crimes skyrocketed by more than 200% this past week compared to the same time in 2021, after several reports of heinous attacks in the transit system and despite Mayor Eric Adams’s crackdown efforts. There...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 8, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
Reported crime in Evanston has increased over the past four years as the size of the city’s police force has declined. That’s what’s shown in data to be presented to Interim Police Chief Richard Eddington to the City Council’s Human Services Committee on Monday....
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Mar 8, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events
One month ago, we reported that CPD statistics showed reports of major crimes were up 24% in the first three weeks of the new year compared to the same time last year. How have things improved since then? They haven’t. Major crime reports are now up 34%, with all...
