"Chicago will end the year with at least 723 people murdered, a 13% decrease from last year but still more than any other American city.
Overall the number of reported crimes has risen by more than 12% from last year, unnerving residents, sending some businesses packing and complicating the city’s efforts to recover from the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Thefts, including those targeting vehicles, have spiked while burglaries and robberies have also climbed. Carjackings, which pushed police to launch a specialized task force, fell by 14% but are still being committed at a near-record clip after surging in 2020.
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At least 723 homicides were recorded in Chicago by Dec. 25, down from 835 last year, according to the medical examiner’s office. At least 3,477 other people had been wounded in shootings by Dec. 27, a 20% drop from the same point last year, according to city data."
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