Lakeview Residents Voice Concerns About Safety
About 40 concerned local residents and police officers met earlier this month to discuss robberies and assaults that have occurred recently in Lakeview. Although crime rates have been decreasing, several residents said this is the most insecure they have felt in a long time. “Halsted used to be rough in the ’90s, but I felt […]
CAPS wrap: Police warn Douglas residents about criminals who target elderly, increase in cell phone snatches
Chicago police officers warned elderly residents in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side not to buzz strangers into their homes at a Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy meeting last month. “Criminals target senior buildings because they know the residents are vulnerable,” Chicago police officer Angela Winburn-Wright said at the CAPS meeting for police beat 131. “It’s not […]
Theft, Armed Robbery On the Rise in Near North, West Loop
In spite of a slight decrease in crime rates throughout the city of Chicago over the last three years, crime continues to climb in the 27th Ward, and proposed solutions remain varied. Nearly 30,000 crimes were reported in 27th Ward precincts between January and October 2010. More than one-third of these crimes were theft, armed […]
