News New Report Finds No Definitive Explanation for Chicago's Rising Homicide Rate.

Crime Lab New Report Finds No Definitive Explanation for Chicago's Rising Homicide Rate

WBEZ / January 19, 2017

Chicago saw a 58 percent increase in homicides last year, but a new report from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab says there is no definitive reason why.

“The sheer suddenness of the increase in Chicago helps rule out a lot of candidate explanations that people have been talking about,” said Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig.

Ludwig spoke with WBEZ’s Melba Lara about what researchers found and why the sudden spike in violence has no clear explanation.

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19 January 2017

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