US EditionBret Baier Confronts Gov. JB Pritzker Over Chicago Having ‘The Highest Murder Rate’
- During a Fox News interview, Bret Baier confronted Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about Chicago's high murder rate, stating it has the highest rate among major U.S. cities at 17.47 per 100,000 population.
- Pritzker claimed that Chicago's murder rate has been cut in half over the last four years and that violent crime has decreased annually by double digits, although critics argue that this remains a significant concern given the city's high total of murders.
- Data shows Chicago had 573 murders in 2024, more than any large U.S. city, indicating a homicide rate of 21.5 per 100,000 people, placing it sixth overall.
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Pritzker's Inaccurate Pushback on Chicago Murder Rate Claim
Defending Chicago in a recent Fox News interview, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said it was “not in the top 30” of “big cities” with the highest rates of murder. But in 2024, Chicago had the 15th highest murder rate among U.S. cities with at least 250,000 residents, according to FBI data. It ranked higher if limiting to cities with even larger populations. Pritzker, a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028, made that claim on Oct. 23 wh…
Fox's Bret Baier Presses Pritzker with the Ugly Facts on Chicago's Murder Rate
Democrats have controlled most big cities for decades, if not half-centuries or more. Our Democrat-enabling media outlets don't press mayors or governors when blue-city governance fails. They don't present the ugly facts. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Illinois) showed up for an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Special Report on Thursday, and found himself struggling with the facts. Baier began by discussing a Fox News crime map showing which …
Illinois Governor Denies Chicago Has Highest Murder Rate, Despite FBI Data Showing Otherwise
Like a stage magician insisting the audience didn’t see the rabbit disappear into the hat, some politicians have perfected the art of denying what’s right... The post Illinois Governor Denies Chicago Has Highest Murder Rate, Despite FBI Data Showing Otherwise appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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The BlazeBret Baier humiliates Pritzker over big fat lie about Chicago's murder rate
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) attempted in an interview on Thursday to once again gaslight Americans about the bloodletting in his state's most populous city. Evidently immune to the Democrat's latest deception, Fox News host Bret Baier shut down Pritzker's attempt and confronted him with the facts about Chicago's obscenely high murder rate."Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities?" asked Baier.'JB Pritzker just flat …
Dem Gov tries lying about Chicago's murder rate, then gets smacked (figuratively) by facts and a chart
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!Baier: "Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities?"Pritzker: "We're not in the top 30."Baier: *shows him a map showing Chicago is number one*Pritzker: "Look, you can pull statistics up but our murder rate has been cut in half." pic.twitter.com/1Sg2JbyeIR— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 23, 2025 It was understood that Chicago was (fig…
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