Chicago hit the news this week, this new year and in good ways for them. Surprisingly, at least to me, it's pretty big news.
Homicides, shootings decline for 3rd consecutive year in Chicago, Police Department says
Homicides fell below 500 last year in Chicago for the first since 2015, marking the third consecutive year of double-digit decreases, official Police Department statistics show.
Anyone can and no doubt will say what they will about the Windy City but if it, the city and the police, are getting good results, this kind of results, cutting homicides and shootings, with their population and size, it seems we here in Kansas City could likely learn things from them. Someone--the police chief, our new Mayor, someone, ought to maybe get up there, ask some questions and see what they're doing to get good results.
Here's hoping.
Mayor Lucas? Police Chief Smith?
