The Never Ending Problem Of Chicago

Gentrification is displacing gangs and causing turf wars. Gentrification and the tearing down of public housing in Chicago left many gangs homeless (Brief outline). Due to this, gangs battle over land and housing, known as turf wars. The violence rises, along with the number of deaths. Therefore police attempt to limit the gangs, but that also leads to fighting and violence with police. The whole cycle involves violence and is vicious.

As the author of What’s It Like to be a Gang Member said, “I started in low-level gangs, stealing, peddling goods, getting into fights…” This quote shows that the people living that sort of life can start off small, doing smaller crimes, being in low-level gangs, but eventually, they will be deeper into gang business, and it will be harder for them to leave. They would end up in more trouble, and in a higher-level gang. He also mentions, “there was immense peer pressure to join in, whether you wanted to or not.” As you can see, it’s harder to escape that lifestyle because you keep on doing it more, and you won’t be able to choose if you

Dangerous, chaotic, gun violence, murder rate, and “Chirac” are all words used by various amounts of people on twitter, when asked to describe Chicago using one word or phrase. If I were to describe the city of Chicago, I would simply say: complex, diverse, misunderstood, windy, and lastly beautiful. Many people who view Chicago as a bad city, because of all the crime and murder rate, which is why people refer to Chicago as “Chirac”. Being born and raised in Chicago, I can tell you that Chicago is a much better city than most people view it as. This windy city, specifically downtown Chicago loop, is such a beautiful place to visit in the summer and has special meaning to me.

Detroit tops Forbes list of the Most Dangerous Cities this year for the fifth year in a row. What is encouraging is the violent crime rate in the Motor City actually declined last year, despite crushing financial woes that drove Detroit into the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Crime affects the people of Detroit and the city’s reputation, employment, income and education. It should be stopped to make Detroit prosper and make the lives of the people living there better. Detroit had 316 murders in 2013, a rate of 45 per 100,000 people. That 's the highest rate among cities with populations over 100,000. In 2013 Detroit also reported 14,504 violent crimes. That 's also the highest per capita rate in the nation, according to the

Baseball in Chicago was very big it grew a lot in Chicago back then in the 1800’s.

Chicago has always been known as a city full of crime and hate and more recently it has gotten even worse. In 2016, Chicago had 762 homicides this is more than what New York and Los Angles have combined, mind you two of the largest cities in the nation have had less homicides in their cities than Chicago has had. Chicago not only had 762 homicides, but also had 1,100 more shootings than they had previously in 2015. In comparison New York, which is the largest city in the nation, had only 334 homicides in 2016 and Los angles following behind with only 294.With all the homicides and shootings it has made the issue of gun violence a huge topic when pertaining to this city. In only the past year, police have retrieved 8,300 illegal guns. Another topic that has been brought into societies eyes is with the severe increase of violence is the areas where gangs are most typically active, these areas being areas with low-income families and predominantly black areas.

Gun violence is a major problem in Chicago. There has been an estimate of nearly six hundred shooting victims in a matter of three months into the New Year. It is very sad how so many innocent people lose their lives due to such violence. Even the safest neighborhoods have become dangerous because of ignorant gang members who settle their problems with rival gangs by shooting each other. It is hard to feel safe in a community where you fear being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

One reason that America has a homicide rate seven times higher than other developed countries is because many citizens do not listen to and follow the rules and regulations regarding firearms set in place by the government (Seitz-Wald). For example, it is illegal to move firearms across borders, yet about one-third of the guns involved in crime have been moved interstate. It is also illegal to sell anyone under the age of 21 a gun, but the most common ages of those who commit crimes with guns is 19, 20, and 18 (Bennett). If people followed these rules more strictly, the homicide, suicide, and unintentional death rate in the United States would go down tremendously. On the other hand, underage people should not be allowed to acquire guns. It is against the law and it is the people who acquire the guns who are criminals and cause more disasters, not the law-abiding civilians (Goldberg). While gun control laws may not prevent criminals from obtaining guns because people who commit a crime once are more likely to commit more in the future, they would still lessen the amount of people who would potentially buy guns and use them as a weapon against other people. Gun control laws would also help reduce the societal costs that arise do to gun violence (Barrett). Cities such as Chicago and Oakland have been constantly named as some of the most unsafe cities in the world. This turns

Research shows that ninety-eight percent of mass shooting occur on gun-free zones (Morse [1]). Also, mass shooting have increased since gun-free school zones were implemented in 1995 (Nedzel 2). This legislation only makes matters worse. "Gun-free zones offer a safe haven for mass murderers" (O'Brien and Stanton [1]). Criminals know that honest citizens are not carrying concealed weapons in gun-free zones, so they know that if they attack one of these zones, no one will stop them quickly. For this reason, cities that have enacted gun-free zones have higher crime rates. An example of this would be the city of Chicago. Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, but they have one of the highest homicide rates. They have disarmed the honest people and “empowered criminals” (Owens [1]). These gun-free zones only cause more

I am writing to you today about the recent gun problems in America. In the past, America has been notorious for its’ mass shootings. From 1966 to 2012, almost a third of the world’s mass shootings took place in America and this is only the shootings where four or more people were killed. The number would be significantly higher if every single shooting was counted. Since the beginning of this year, there have been 384 shootings and we still have two months left in the year. That’s more than one shooting a day. However, it’s not a surprise there are this many shooting in America because there was a study done that shows that there are approximately 270 million guns owned by U.S. citizens. That means that in every hundred US citizens, 88.8 of

Chicago, a city well known for its bold architecture, amazing food and fascinating museums. A paradise for people to expand upon their brilliant ideas such as Oprah Winfrey and the President of the United States. With a population of 2,722,389 (according to the United States Census Bureau) Chicago takes home the third largest city in the nation . A better place than this would sound unrealistic but to every beautiful story there's an ugly secret. The city has been infected with a large outbreak killing thousands of its citizens. However it is not a disease nor sickness we identify with such as cancer but a large increase in the amount killings due to gun violence. This negative contribution to the city primarily occurs in the South and West

The violence in Chicago is a something that has remain fresh with me but has slowly gain awareness in the media. To the point that many are embracing the newly minted term Chiraq. Chiraq is a term given to the city Chicago, because there are more murders and violence that occur in Chicago than the war in Iraq. I originally thought this epidemic was the concern of all residents of Chicago. I soon later learned that people I have encountered did not share the feeling of importance of the countless lives lost due to gun violence and police brutality.

With the popular culture providing positive images of guns, the United States has a gun prevalence that is very rare in the modern world. While many people appreciate the “gun culture”, guns are heavily involved in violence in the United States. According to U.S. Department of Justice, since 1960, more than 750,000 Americans have died under firearms, including homicides, suicides, and unintentional injuries. The figure 1 provides a comprehensive survey of U.S. violent crimes for the period from 1993 to 2011.This figure illustrates that from 1993 to 2011, about 60% to 70% of homicides were associated with a firearm. Over the same period, between 6% and 9% of all nonfatal violence, with about 20% to 30% of robberies and 22% to 32% of aggravated assaults involving a firearm.

Do you think social issues still occur in your world today? Just by walking through the neighborhood, issues are able to be seen. Some examples would be family issues, gender inequalities, and economic disparity. While seeing social injustice through three different books, access to housing was very intriguing. Living conditions can vary based on your race. After realizing this, a question came to mind: is my local area segregated like the rest of the world?

The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that a twenty percent dropped in wages. That lead to a 12 to 18 percent increase in youth crime. According to the report, 89 percent of murders and violent crimes in Chicago were in low-income. There mostly black and Latino people live. These areas where wages are lower and extreme poverty rates are higher.It may be possible to help reduce gun violence in Chicago. A city that saw over 500 homicides last year — in one simple step: Raising the minimum wage. Decades of research have demonstrated that there is a statistically significant link between low wages, income inequality and crime.Researchers have found that the majority of increases in violent crime can be explained by downward wage trends.Other