Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S.

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The increasing divergence between neighborhoods creates a dissonant backdrop for the ideological debate that's raging around Chicago's crime problem. Overall, Chicago’s per-capita murder rate is higher than in New York City or Los Angeles, but is lower than in Midwestern cities such as Detroit, Milwaukee and St. Louis.

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According to an article published by Property Club, Chicago is the last on the list of the top 13 most dangerous cities in the US as of 2024. However, according to data published by The Hill, Chicago did not appear as one of the top cities with the highest crime cost per capita. According to the World Population Review, "a city with a high violent crime rate does not indicate that the entire city is unsafe." So, in a sense, it is true that Chicago is ONE of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. but certainly not the worst.

Answer 1

Chicago has a reputation for being a hub for crime and violence, but according to the Howard University News Service Chicago is not even in the Top 3 most dangerous cities in the U.S., and Property Club has Chicago as number 13th on their list. While Chicago has high crime rates Memphis, Tennessee is reported as the U.S. city with the most crime.

https://propertyclub.nyc/article/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us#:~:text=Chicago%20is%20also%20one%20of,dangerous%20than%20the%20US%20average.

https://hunewsservice.com/news/is-chicago-americas-most-dangerous-city/

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Answer 2

This statement is true. According to Property Club, in 2020, Chicago had 26,620 violent crimes, including 774 murders. It was labeled as one of the top 13 most violent cities as of 2024 (Property Club). The majority of the city's violent crime is due to gangs and drug conflict. Affiliated people and innocent bystanders' lives have been taken. HU News Service, also reports that Chicago has been given the nickname of "Chiraq" combining the United States' third most popular city and Iraq, the suggested most violent and war-torn country. Additionally, post-covid in 2022, there was a reported 725 homicides, 43% more than 2019.