Precipitous Drop In Chicago Crime Rate As Concealed Carry Applications Surge
BY Herschel Smith
10 years, 4 months ago
An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the police to make an arrest.
Law enforcement authorities described the man as “a model citizen” who “helped others avoid being victims” at an AT&T store outside Chicago where he witnessed the holdup. The man, whose identity was withheld from the press, prevented others from entering the store during the theft.
Police said the robber harassed customers and pistol-whipped one.
Since Illinois started granting concealed carry permits this year, the number of robberies that have led to arrests in Chicago has declined 20 percent from last year, according to police department statistics. Reports of burglary and motor vehicle theft are down 20 percent and 26 percent, respectively. In the first quarter, the city’s homicide rate was at a 56-year low.
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The Chicago Police Department has credited better police work as a reason for the lower crime rates this year. Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy noted the confiscation of more than 1,300 illegal guns in the first three months of the year, better police training and “intelligent policing strategies.”
Of course the police account this to better policing. What else would a collectivist do?
I have made it clear here and here that I do not support making innate rights contingent upon favorable statistical outcomes. But the two interesting things about this report are (a) we are discussing a precipitous drop in crime rather than the bloodbath predicted by the statists when more weapons are present in the city, and (b) the police will ascribe it to literally any reason to avoid saying that it has to do with an increase in the ability for self defense.
When policing Chicago has failed for decades, suddenly they have gotten smarter and applied more intelligent policing strategies in order to precipitate this drop in crime – so they would have us believe.
This is a narrative fail of mammoth proportions, leaving the police to scramble and look for excuses, even claiming the credit. And it’s fun to watch.
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On August 27, 2014 at 11:06 am, I_R_A_Darth_Aggie said:
” better police training and “intelligent policing strategies.” ”
Ok, so you couldn’t have done this…in 2012? what policies have you implemented, and how are they superior to your previous tactics?