Carlos Ballesteros, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:54:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Carlos Ballesteros, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-has-nearly-tripled-per-capita-police-spending-since-1964-data-show/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-has-nearly-tripled-per-capita-police-spending-since-1964-data-show/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6083229 Chicago is spending more on policing per person than at any time in the last half-century despite a persistent drop in crime over the last two decades, while the vast majority of murders remain unsolved.

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