As the Chicago crime rate in 2021 surpassed 800 homicides, CPD Supt. David Brown promised more detectives to solve murders.
CHICAGO -- As Chicago ends its deadliest year in more than a quarter century, Police Superintendent David Brown on Thursday promised more detectives to solve murders and more officers on the street to engage in"positive interactions" in neighborhoods.
There have been nearly 820 homicides in Chicago this year, according to data from the Cook County medical examiner's office. That's the most since 828 homicides were recorded in all of 1995. The total for 1994 was 931.As of Tuesday, at least 4,390 people had been shot in Chicago, an increase of 8% from last year and 68% more than in 2019.
Despite the shortages, Brown said his department's clearance rate for homicides was 49.4%. But that figure includes cases solved from past years, as well as cases that are considered"cleared" even if an arrest is not made.
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