How Gun Violence Decreased in Chicago

Route Fifty: May marked the 15th consecutive month of declining gun violence in Chicago, a trend police attribute to ramped up hiring of officers, improvements in community policing strategies and investments in technology, including predictive crime software and gunshot detection systems.

Last month saw a 21 percent decline in murders compared to May 2017 and a 5 percent drop in “shooting incidents,” according to the Chicago Police Department. So far this year, the city has had 500 fewer shooting victims and a 16 percent drop in murders than in the same period in 2016, Chicago’s deadliest year in nearly two decades.

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