President Donald Trump is threatening to send the military to Chicago, calling the city a "killing field" and claiming violent crime is out of control. But data from the Chicago Police Department and ...

President Donald Trump has threatened for weeks to send National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming crime has transformed the city into a "killing field." However, Chicago Police data shows violent ...

Gun violence saw a steep drop from 2024. There were 2,274 shooting incidents in 2024, compared to 1,471 in 2025. There were 2,797 shooting victims in 2024 and 1,847 victims in 2025. There were 587 ...

Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the scores of federal agents deployed in and around Chicago the last several weeks were responsible for a “historic drop in crime” ...