Chicago: Experiencing Shootings every week, Going Unnoticed

K

 

The only reason someone would call South Chicago "Wakanda" is the skin color of the people who live there. Other than that what similarities are there?
How is a fictional utopian African country at all comparable to an impoverished section of a major American metropolis? The simple answer is it isn't comparable at all. Calling Chicago "Wakanda" because of the skin color of the people is like calling Utah, Middle-Earth because they both have a lot of white people.

The only reason an "enlightened brotha" would link these two things together is for a passive/aggressive way of telling black people to 'not let Black Panther inspire you too much, because at the end of the day your still niggas.'

 

K

Agree to disagree

 

Comparing a fantasy land full of natural resources and technology to crime ridden, impoverished communities doesn't make any sense.

 

Nailed it. The last time Wakanda let an American hip-hop nigga in their country he tried to kill the king, usurp the throne, and burned all the sacred herbs. This is why they still got their force-field up in "Infinity War" to keep negroes out

 

Right-wing morons need a new insulting name for Democrat-run Chicago

Wonder how many Trumpie hypocrite tourists are enjoying Miracle Mile or State Street right this minute

 

See, when l read the header just now, l thought he was being sarcastic/facetious with it.

BTW, did you ever see Spike Lee's movie about..
Chi-Raq

"Chi-Raq is a 2015 American musical crime drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly the Englewood neighborhood."

 

Huh? Comments makes no sense, AB. "Crackdown on gun ownership"? Gangs and punks don't abide by gun laws.
What did the cops do to execute this "DC crackdown on gun ownership" which "lowered the murder-rate"? Go and confiscate them from the gang-bangers? Who did they take the guns away from?
Elaborate please, lol.

 

Yeah, I saw the movie. It was so garbage, I quit watching half-way through it & didn't bother to ever finish the movie.

 

For real? I read a synopsis on it - something about the gang leader's main chick rounding up the other gangs chicks to withhold pussy until their men stop gang-banging. I was wtf-lmao!

 

Facts

 

So what's the point exactly?

 

Agreed!

 

Bliss, believe it or not, when you make it harder for EVERYONE to get guns, by association you make it more difficult for criminals to get guns too.

Now all gangbangers in Chicago have to do to get guns is drive to Indiana, buy 10-12 firearms, pass the lax background checks and drive back to Chicago.

D.C. enacted much harsher sentences for gun possession and flagged D.C. buyers who came to Maryland and Virginia to buy weapons.
Even being in the possession of a gun in D.C. by a civilian is now an automatic felony.

Yes, it's possible to reduce gang violence with tougher gun laws and multi-state partnerships.

If Indiana had a partnership with law enforcement in Chicago, it would go a long way towards reducing the number of guns on the street in Chicago.

THe proof is there. Gun violence in D.C. is a fraction of the level it was in the 1980s and '90s.

Doing nothing gets you nothing.

 

*Hugs, AB!
You know, your response belies statistical facts. The felony repercussions of owning a handgun in DC was effected in 1976. Your historic crime spree in 1991 of 482 homicides occurred 15 years after the fact. So harsh firearm penalties essentially reduced squat.

"..The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 was passed by the District of Columbia city council on September 24, 1976. The law banned residents from owning handguns, automatic firearms, or high-capacity semi-automatic firearms, as well as prohibited possession of unregistered firearms.
In Washington, D.C., all firearms must be registered with the police, by the terms of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975. The same law also prohibited the possession of handguns, even in private citizens' own homes, unless they were registered before 1976..."

Wait - No gun... In your own home?
F that!
I pity DC men, at the mercy of thugs. How would you protect yourself, your kids and lady in a home invasion?
This is why l fight for the 2nd so hard. We protect our own in Philly, AB.
Thankfully, the Supreme Court overruled your stupid law in 2008. #2ndAmRules

Furthermore, your violent crime reduced overall... due to the waning of the crack epidemic, increased incarceration, and gentrification of formerly violent areas.
Btw, not for nothing, your crime stats still remain awfully high up to now.

 

What sources are you using Bliss, want to make sure you are not cherry picking any stats before I respond

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_District_of_Columbia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Washington,_D.C.

Not sure why 2nd link wont translate when clicked..
Here is the content...


Crime in Washington, D.C.

Crime in Washington, D.C., is directly related to the city's demographics, geography, and unique criminal justice system. The District's population reached a peak of 802,178 in 1950. Shortly thereafter, the city began losing residents, and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population. The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern, which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east.

Washington, D.C.
Crime rates* (2016)
Violent crimes
Homicide 18.5
Forcible rape 53.4
Robbery 530.7
Aggravated assault 626.1
Total violent crime 1,244.4
Property crimes
Burglary 526.0
Larceny-theft 4,082.3
Motor vehicle theft 574.1
Arson not reported
Total property crime 98,982.5
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.


Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Crime in the United States
Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime.[1] The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 482,[2] a rate of 80.6 homicides per 100,000 residents,[3] and the city eventually became known as the "murder capital" of the United States.[4]

The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects and as incarceration rates increased. Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods, recently leading to the first rise in the District's population in 60 years.[5]

By the mid-2000s, crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years. As in many major cities, crime remains a significant factor in D.C., especially in the city's northwestern neighborhoods, which tend to be more affluent, draw more tourists, and have more vibrant nightlife.[6] Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8, which has the city's highest concentration of poverty.[7]


Statistics
Crime Trends, 1995-2013[8]
Year Violent Crime Change Property Crime Change
1995 2,661.4 - 9,512.1 -
1996 2,469.8 -7.1% 9,426.9 -0.9%
1997 2,024.0 -18% 7,814.9 -17%
1998 1,718.5 -15% 7,117.0 -8.9%
1999 1,627.7 -5.3% 6,439.3 -9.5%
2000 1,507.9 -7.4% 5,768.6 -10.4%
2001 1,602.4 6.3% 6,139.9 6.4%
2002 1,632.9 1.9% 6,389.4 4.1%
2003 1,624.9 -0.5% 5,863.5 -8.2%
2004 1,371.2 -15.6% 4,859.1 -17.1%
2005 1,380.0 0.6% 4,489.8 -7.6%
2006 1,508.4 9.3% 4,653.8 3.7%
2007 1,414.3 -6.2% 4,913.9 5.6%
2008 1,437.7 1.7% 5,104.6 3.9%
2009 1,345.9 -6.8% 4,745.4 -7.6%
2010 1,241.1 -7.8% 4,510.1 -5%
2011 1,130.3 -8.9% 4,581.3 1.6%
2012 1,177.9 4.2% 4,628.0 1.0%
2013 1,219.0 3.5% 4,790.7 3.5%
2014 1,244.4 1.9% 5,182.5 8.2%
1995 2,661.4 - 9,512.1 -
2014 1,244.4 -53.3% 5,182.5 -45.6%

According to Uniform Crime Report statistics compiled by the FBI, there were 1,330.2 violent crimes per 100,000 people reported in the District of Columbia in 2010. There were also 4,778.9 property crimes per 100,000 reported during the same period.[9]

 

Cont... @Loki

The average violent crime rate in the District of Columbia from 1960 through 1999 was 1,722 violent crimes per 100,000 population,[10] and violent crime, since peaking in the mid 1990s, decreased by 50% in the 1995–2010 period (with property crime having decreased by 49.8% during the same period). However, violent crime is still more than three times the national average of 403.6 reported offenses per 100,000 people in 2010.[11]

In the early 1990s, Washington, D.C., was known as the "murder capital",[12] experiencing 482 homicides in 1991.[2] The elevated crime levels were associated with the introduction of crack cocaine during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The crack was brought into Washington, D.C. by Colombian cartels and sold in drug markets such as "The Strip" (the largest in the city) located a few blocks north of the United States Capitol.[13] A quarter of juveniles with criminal charges in 1988 tested positive for drugs.[12]

After the 1991 peak there was a downward trend through to the late 1990s.[14] In 2000, 242 homicides occurred,[15] and the downward trend continued in the 2000s. In 2012, Washington, D.C. had only 92 homicides in 91 separate incidents, the lowest annual tally since 1963.[16] The Metropolitan Police Department's official tally is 88 homicides, but that number does not include four deaths that were ruled self-defense or justifiable homicide by citizen.[16] The cause of death listed on the four case records is homicide and MPD includes those cases in tallying homicide case closures at the end of the year.[16]

As Washington neighborhoods undergo gentrification, crime has been displaced further east. Crime in neighboring Prince George's County, Maryland, initially experienced an increase, but has recently witnessed steep declines as poorer residents moved out of the city into the nearby suburbs.[17] Crime has declined both in the District and the suburbs in recent years. There was an average of 11 robberies each day across the District of Columbia in 2006 which is far below the levels experienced in the 1990s.[18]

In 2008, 42 crimes in the District were characterized as hate crimes; over 70% of the reports classified as hate crimes were a result of a bias against the victim's perceived sexual orientation.[19] Those findings continue the trend from previous years, although the total number of hate crimes is down from 57 in 2006,[20] and 48 in 2005.[21] By 2012, the number of hate crimes reported were 81, and dropped to 70 in 2013.[22]


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What's the methodology of collection for the stats?

 

How many home invasions are stopped by someone having a gun? Curious on the stats