Poll shows our city’s new reality: Chicagoans feel unsafe

Chicago police work the scene Jan 23 where 5 people were shot, 2 fatally in an apartment in the 7800 block of South Exchange Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

In a recent poll by the Sun-Times, likely voters in Chicago’s mayoral race cited crime as their No. 1 issue, and 63% said they do not feel safe. 

These results shouldn’t come as a surprise, and attempting to minimize the crime problem won’t make it go away.