Chicago finished the year’s first quarter this week with 96 murders, a drop of more than 15% from the first three months of last year. Data analyst Jeff Asher, who closely follows crime numbers ...

A recent discussion between former Chicago law enforcement officials shed light on the origins of real-time crime centers, the role of data-driven policing, and the impact of policy changes on crime ...

With data showing shoplifting crimes across Chicago jumped by nearly 50% over ... concerned about shoplifting and organized retail crime,” the survey concludes. “This has led to a shift ...