The headline and narrative contained in the Sun-Times’ recent examination of arrest rates in the City of Chicago, “As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows,” is confusing and misleading to all Chicagoans who desire a reduction in violence in their neighborhoods.
The article points out a serious issue: that the Chicago Police Department has an abysmal record of solving homicides and other “index” crimes, making arrests in fewer than one in 10 cases.
