A crime scene in Chicago, 2021 (Getty Images) Two out of three murders committed in Chicago go unsolved, according to an NPR report that comes as the city prepares to welcome a new mayor who has called for defunding the police.
Only 33 percent of homicides led to an arrest between 2016 and 2020, NPR reported, compared with the national clearance rate of around 50 percent. New York City had a clearance rate around 90 percent in the years before the pandemic, and 60 percent in 2020. Los Angeles had a clearance rate of 70 percent in 2019.
Unsolved homicides may have played a role in Democratic mayor Lori Lightfoot’s February loss in her bid for reelection. Lightfoot was the first mayor to lose reelection in 40 years. Crime was the greatest concern on voters’ minds going into the election. Two-thirds of respondents in one poll said they feel unsafe […]
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And 94% of the 60% are done by the same people….