With major crime reports up 41%, Chicago’s mayor says her crime plan is ‘working’

With major crime reports up 41% last year and Chicago police staffing down 12% since she became mayor, Lori Lightfoot says she has a public safety plan that’s working.

“We’re seeing steady improvements in public safety efforts,” Lightfoot tweeted on January 3.

“Much more to do, but we are on the right path,” she said in another tweet on January 5.

“When it comes to addressing crime in our city, I’ve got a plan — and it’s working,” Lightfoot said in a tweet Tuesday morning that included her latest campaign ad.

In the spot, an unidentified man blames “haters” for the city’s crime perception problem. The mayor, says the man, “has got a plan. She’s putting more police on the streets and getting more guns off of them.”

In fact, 21 of Chicago’s 22 police districts have lost cops under Lightfoot’s administration, and reports of major crimes were up in all 22 districts last year compared to 2019, when she took office. Overall, CPD’s force strength has plummeted from 13,302 officers when Lightfoot took office to 11,731 this month, according to the Office of the Inspector General.

In fairness, when the guy in the TV ad said Lightfoot is “putting more police on the streets,” he may have been referring to the number of cops who protect the street where Lightfoot lives. While other units atrophied under her watch, the Detached Services Unit, which provides mayoral security, ballooned 177% from 56 officers to 155.

Otherwise, in districts from one end of the city to the other tell the same tale: Under the Lightfoot administration, the number of cops is down, and the amount of crime is up.

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