Both locally and nationally, carjackings are on the rise. Experts called Tuesday before the U.S. Senate. Judiciary Committee, which Sen. Dick Durbin chairs, point to various reasons behind the surge.
In Chicago, they have tripled over the last decade, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. Other cities including New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. have also seen similar upticks.“Carjacking is a scourge. To be sitting in your car with your family and have a person stick a gun in your face and force you to get out so they can steal the car, that’s a situation no American should have to face,” Sen. Dick Durbin .
“I’m a former prosecutor and I can tell you firsthand, the quicker we can get that vehicle, the less chance it will be used in another crime and the more likely we’ll be able to convict somebody,” Dart said. “The longer it takes, the less likely we can convict anyone.” “They’re on the expressway, on the Dan Ryan, they’re now five miles down. We’re just completely operating in the dark,” Dart said. “When it’s tracked, we’re there, right on top of it. When it’s not tracked it’s completely, completely random and occasionally we will get lucky.”
Law enforcement officials also called for the federal government to establish a national standard for when, and how, police can get this tracking data.
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