CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis says violence in the city is not getting worse, despite media reports that might give the impression that it is.
Weis held a news conference Monday after a weekend that saw seven homicides in Chicago, including a drive-by shooting that left two men dead.
He says the murder rate in Chicago has held relatively steady in recent years, and has dropped dramatically over the long term. It fell from a high of 943 in 1992 to 460 last year.
And he says the number of homicides in the first seven months of this year is three fewer than at the same time last year.
Even so, Weis says news reports about murders and other violence may make the public think things are getting worse.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
Weis held a news conference Monday after a weekend that saw seven homicides in Chicago, including a drive-by shooting that left two men dead.
He says the murder rate in Chicago has held relatively steady in recent years, and has dropped dramatically over the long term. It fell from a high of 943 in 1992 to 460 last year.
And he says the number of homicides in the first seven months of this year is three fewer than at the same time last year.
Even so, Weis says news reports about murders and other violence may make the public think things are getting worse.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
