By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 22:23:03 | Updated at 2024-11-23 02:48:37
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Chicago ‘solves’ murders in which no arrest is made
WGN9 Chicago ^ | Nov 20, 2024 | Ben Bradley, Andrew Schroedter
Posted on 11/22/2024 2:20:45 PM PST by Leaning Right
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been trumpeting his police department’s homicide clearance rate of nearly 54%, the highest level in recent years. But a deeper dive into the data shows only a fraction of those “solved” murder cases have resulted in an actual arrest or charges, WGN Investigates has found.
Most notably, police closed 117 homicide cases this year due to what’s called “bar to prosecute.” Simply put, it means police believe they identified the killer, but prosecutors would not approve charges.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago
From the article:
Eugene Roy, retired Chicago Police Chief of Detectives, said he believes a main reason for the spike is that under Kim Foxx, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office has set an often-unreachable standard.
“The detectives are going above and beyond,” he said. “It’s the state’s attorney’s office that’s being reluctant to charge.”
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