A map showing murders in Chicago Neighborhoods. The light blue are very safe communities. The darker colors are much more dangerous. Lots more sad information on the irreverent web site: https://heyjackass.com/
My old neighborhood on the far southwest side is still very safe. Police and Firemen have to live in the city, and every other household is a city worker. Very little crime.
The communities north and east of our old neighborhood are much more dangerous. A friend of mine - a high ranking Chicago Police Officer - took us for a ride in Englewood, which was and is a very high crime area. Englewood was where we took the bus to transfer to the Elevated Transit Train to go to downtown when we were children. We listened to the tactical radio, and it was mayhem. And it was just for Englewood, not the entire city.
A sad state of affairs, and no one has any idea how to stop the violence.
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