Trump’s favorite target for anti-crime rhetoric may not deserve its violent reputation

Jim Young/REUTERS Trump has made Chicago a focus of his anti-crime remarks over the past year. But the city’s reputation for violence belies its relative level of homicides. Nationwide, homicides have ticked up but remain at historically low levels. For much of the past year, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and statements about crime in the […]

Trump’s favorite target for anti-crime rhetoric may not deserve its violent reputation

Jim Young/REUTERS Trump has made Chicago a focus of his anti-crime remarks over the last year. But the city’s reputation for violence belies its relative level of homicides. Nationwide, homicides have ticked up but remain at historically low levels. For much of the last year, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and statements about crime in the US have […]