The unholy alliance between the State of Illinois political leadership and Chicago’s gangs continues to pay dividends for everyone involved. Well, except everyday residents. We’re left to pick up the pieces. The State of Illinois funneled $180M into so-called violence prevention programs. Those funds find their way to non-profits who then often hire criminals and gang bangers to “prevent violence” or the rest of the malarky they purport. What’s more, Mayor Birdbrain came up with another $100M from private do-gooders in Chicago.
What has that gotten Chicagoans who live there as well as people who work and vacation there? Another rise in violent crime and robberies at a five-year high (which is pretty close to an all-time high).
The Center Square has the gory details.
(The Center Square) – Crime is up in Chicago despite city-wide efforts – and more than $180 million – to reduce violence through a series of programs.
New data shows robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery cases across the city are all at five-year highs over the 12 months as the number of violent crimes overall have jumped by 7.2%.
Republican state Rep. John Cabello said Chicago’s rising crime rate amounts to an indictment of the state’s present legal system and all its recent changes.
“When criminals know that they’re probably not going to be held in jail because of the SAFE-T ACT they’re going to be a little bit more brave in what they do,” Cabello told The Center Square. “The arrests are down because the police are too afraid to do their jobs. They need to get rid of the SAFE-T ACT, no cash bail but for low level offenses and go back to what we were.”
With arrests coming in just 1-in-18 cases over the last year, robberies, including coordinated attacks where specific businesses are targeted, also topped the list of most common violent crime at 36%. At the same time, batteries and assaults combined for an additional 57% of all such cases.
Overall, residents in the city reported 30,375 violent crimes from August 2023 through July 2024, as the felony arrest rate for such offenses dipped to just 12.8%, or the second lowest arrest levels over the last five years.
The politicians don’t raise a stink because they often get campaign patronage help, donations from that laundered state spending and more from the gangs. The gang members appreciate all that cash funneled through non-profits and those $200/day so-called “violence interrupter” jobs.
It’s an unholy alliance, no doubt.
keep letting ******* run free, assholes
Gangs appreciate all that taxpayer money from the Dems.