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Chicago is considered the most gang -occupied city in the United States, with 150,000 gang-affiliated tenants, [1] representing more than 100 gangs. [2] Gang warfare and retaliation are common in Chicago. Gangs were responsible for 61% of the homicides in Chicago in 2011.
31 sie 2021 · The problems with Chicago’s gang-centric narrative of gun violence City officials have repeatedly blamed gangs for driving up shootings. But an analysis shows that the Chicago Police Department’s own data doesn’t back up its leaders’ claims.
5 lip 2024 · The Fourth of July long weekend has so far been a violent one in Chicago with 11 people killed and 55 shot by late Friday afternoon. Just after 6:15 on the morning of July 4, a house on the...
The nature of gang violence in Chicago has been changing, but policies and practices toward it have not. This was the main conclusion of “The Fracturing of Gangs Conference,” held at the Great Cities Institute in Spring 2018.
26 lis 2023 · Neoliberal education reforms that closed many schools in poor neighborhoods is just one form of deprivation that has intensified gang violence in Chicago, forcing students to cross through rival territory to reach their new schools.
14 lis 2024 · As early as August 2023, the Illinois governor’s office had received alerts about gang activity, human trafficking and gunshots at and nearby Chicago migrant shelters, according to internal ...
29 lis 2021 · The gangs allegedly responsible for the violence range from well-established organizations such as the Latin Kings and Four Corner Hustlers to smaller factions that are little-known outside their...
