Data corroborate CPD claims that crime was down in Chicago during DNC
CHICAGO -- After dire predictions that the Democratic National Convention would take police attention away from crime across Chicago, there was a consensus among experts that crime was under control when the convention was in town.But while experts agreed that mayhem and unpoliced neighborhoods did not come true, and commended the Chicago Police Department for its preparation, the experts did not necessarily agree with the metrics the CPD used to declare a success.
Ridership was down 36% on Monday of last week, 49% on Tuesday, 51% on Wednesday, and 54% on Thursday.But Olson cautioned that comparing last week's crime during the DNC to the same week the year before, the way the CPD did, doesn't take into account that those crimes have been trending down all year.'I think the fact that the crime was down is positive,' said Dave Olson of the Loyola University Chicago Department of Criminal Justice.
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