As Brandon Johnson is sworn in as the city’s 57th mayor Monday, he inherits a Chicago Police Department in a swirl of transition.
Chicago police detectives march May 1, 2022 at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park outside Soldier Field during the St. Jude Police League Memorial March and Service.
to eliminate controversial recent additions to the city’s police landscape, including the ShotSpotter system.Johnson didn’t mention to Sharpton that CPD has already promoted nearly 300 officers to detective in the last three years.
Meanwhile, 382 homicides occurred in Los Angeles in 2022, when the LAPD reported a clearance rate of 76%. Of the 2,956 homicides that were cleared between 2012 and 2022, about two-thirds — 1,854 — resulted in criminal charges being filed. In a quarter of those clearances, prosecutors declined to bring charges after reviewing evidence from detectives. The rest of the clearances — 372 killings — were blamed on suspects who were dead, police data show.
In fact, more than 60 years have passed since Chicago ended a calendar year with fewer than 300 homicides. May 7 marked the deadline to apply for the job, and the commission must present Johnson with three finalists by mid-July. Anthony Driver Jr., president of the commission, said last week that 53 people had submitted an application to become the next police superintendent. Of those, 32 have ties to CPD.Whomever Johnson selects will then be subject to approval by the full City Council.
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