Matt Chapman, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:42:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Matt Chapman, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Chicago Police Department partially restores access to arrests data following outcry https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6240838 The arrest API had been shut down after The Chicago Reporter used it to disprove official claims about arrests during George Floyd protests.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/feed/ 0 6240838 Chicago police arrested more people for protesting than for looting in early days of unrest, contradicting original claims https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-arrested-more-people-for-protesting-than-for-looting-in-early-days-of-unrest-contradicting-original-claims/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-arrested-more-people-for-protesting-than-for-looting-in-early-days-of-unrest-contradicting-original-claims/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:45:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6084609 Just 20% of arrests during the first few days of protests over the killing of George Floyd were for looting-related crimes, new data shows, refuting earlier statements by CPD that looting accounted for the majority of arrests that weekend.

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