Crime & Safety
Crime Down, Shootings Up During Coronavirus Pandemic: Chicago Police
While overall crime was down, police said there was an uptick in shootings compared to last year.
CHICAGO (CBS) — March crime records show a 10 percent decrease in crime from last March, according to Chicago police, but shootings were up nearly 22 percent, despite the stay-at-home order over the last 10 days of the month.
While overall crime was down, police said there was an uptick in shootings compared to last year. There were 419 shootings in March 2020, compared to 344 in March 2019. There was also a 23 percent increase in the number of shooting victims, up from 401 last March to 493 this March.
