Chicago has recorded nearly 800 criminal homicides just before the New Year’s Eve holiday, according to police.
“We all know this has been a challenging year here in the city of Chicago,” said Chicago police Superintendent David Brown, speaking to reporters Thursday at a year-end news conference at the department’s South Side headquarters.Brown touted what he said were the department’s accomplishments over the past year. He said officers seized $500 million in narcotics, $25 million in currency and more than 12,000 guns, more than the department has ever recovered.
Police Department data does not include shootings on highways, which are investigated by the Illinois State Police. Looking ahead to New Year’s Eve, Brown said the department canceled days off for officers to ensure enough patrols in retail areas, on the CTA and in neighborhoods. Like the city as a whole, the department has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases taking officers out of commission.Brown laid out department goals for 2022, including increasing recruitment efforts to bring in more job applications. He also hopes to bolster the ranks of homicide and violent crime detectives.
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