Chicago's Crime Problem Is Massively Overhyped [View all]

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A general view of the Chicago skyline on the third and final day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 5, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois

Many readers were surprised that gang-ridden Chicago did not make our list of America's 25 most dangerous cities (based on FBI crime data).
After all, last year Chicago became known as the "deadliest city in America" when it recorded 500 homicides. New York, by comparison, is 3 times Chicago's size and had 414 homicides last year.

The media was obsessed with the downfall of the Windy City, including a report from "This American Life" on a Chicago high school where 15 gangs battle for turf and many kids have been shot.

While things were bad last year, however, the truth is that Chicago is much safer than it used to be and much safer than many cities.



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