"It's not unusual for politicians to choose numbers that favour their political message, but at a time when both sides are making seemingly opposing claims about Chicago's crime statistics, what's the truth? Here are the facts to help you cut through the spin A single word rate makes a big difference in terms of accuracy when discussing Chicago or any city's crime. It is accurate to say Chicago has led the country's most populous cities for sheer numbers of homicides for 13 years."
"Notice [Trump] never talks about where the most violent crime is occurring, which is in red states, Pritzker said on August 31 on Face the Nation. Illinois is not even in the bottom half of states in terms of violent crime. But do you hear [Trump] talking about Florida, where he is now from? No, you don't hear him talking about that or Texas. Their violent crime rates are much worse [than] in other places."
Republican leaders emphasized Chicago's raw homicide totals and proposed measures such as deploying the National Guard, while a Republican senator misapplied a statistic by treating totals as a per-capita rate. Democratic officials pointed to higher violent-crime rates in several Republican-led states and noted Illinois' relatively better standing among states. The distinction between raw homicide counts and per-capita rates changes the interpretation of where violence is most severe. Chicago has recorded the highest total homicides among the country's most populous cities for 13 consecutive years.
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