Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend, researchers say

Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend, researchers say

A new study shows Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend that’s driving murders, carjackings and sexual assaults below pre-pandemic levels.The report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows nationally, violent crime rates for the first half of 2025 were lower than in the first half of 2019. In Chicago the drop in homicides from 2019 to 2025 was significantly larger than the national average.The national study is the latest confir…

Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend, researchers say – Usa news

A new study shows Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend that’s driving murders, carjackings and sexual assaults below pre-pandemic levels. The report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows nationally, violent crime rates for the first half of 2025 were lower than in the first half of 2019. In Chicago the drop in homicides from 2019 to 2025 was significantly larger than the national average. The national study is the latest conf…