12-16-2023, 10:37 PM
I understand this varies by area, but living in downtown Chicago for the past decade plus I'll say it has gotten noticeably worse around me.
Two stores nearby have closed because of petty shop lifting (seen it myself there, in broad daylight). There have been half a dozen car jackings the last few years right around me. And last year someone got shot in a mugging down the street (appeared to be unintentional, to the extent that applies to a robbery at gunpoint). I don't necessarily associate any of that with a change in laws or prosecution, but the increase in crime is definitely real.
Anecdotal, sure. And the shootings Fox talks about every night and week have been what they are. But there has definitely been an increase in crime, and a decrease in safety, regardless of the Fox hyperbole.
Two stores nearby have closed because of petty shop lifting (seen it myself there, in broad daylight). There have been half a dozen car jackings the last few years right around me. And last year someone got shot in a mugging down the street (appeared to be unintentional, to the extent that applies to a robbery at gunpoint). I don't necessarily associate any of that with a change in laws or prosecution, but the increase in crime is definitely real.
Anecdotal, sure. And the shootings Fox talks about every night and week have been what they are. But there has definitely been an increase in crime, and a decrease in safety, regardless of the Fox hyperbole.
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