Chicago and New York are both struggling mightily to control a crime wave that has pretty much continued unabated since the pandemic and the demonstrations that devolved into civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
CHICAGO, Illinois -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot talked about a public safety strategy Friday afternoon with New York City Mayor Eric Adams.During the meeting, the two leaders shared ideas for ways to combat the shared problem of violent crime.The two big-city bosses talked behind closed doors for about 40 minutes, with crime as a shared concern heading into the summer.
"We've got to make sure that we hold violence, dangerous people accountable -- on that, we both agree. But we also, as the mayor said, and I think very eloquently, stopping this river of violence," Lightfoot added.Statistics show, so far this year, New York has seen 76 murders compared to 104 in Chicago. Based on population, Chicago's murder rate is four times higher.
Adams said he has some takeaways from the meeting that he plans to implement on a larger scale in New York.
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