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Chicago had 561 murders in 2018. That's 1.5 murders a day.

Chicago had 2948 shooting victims in 2018. That's 8 shooting victims a day.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-murder-total-2018-...

To someone living in Europe, these rates defy belief.

yea but its fucking chicago. inner cities suck in the us.

The vast majority of shootings in Chicago do not happen in the inner city (aka the Loop). Most of these are on the South side and West side of the city

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