The number of Chicago murders “skyrocketed” to 796 in 2020, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, and Cook County clocked the highest number of gun-related deaths in history, with a startling 875 homicides.
“After three consecutive years of declining violence, Chicago’s murder tally soared in 2020 as city leaders — including a new Chicago police superintendent — were forced to confront widespread civil unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Sun-Times noted Sunday, announcing the 2020 numbers.
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