June 2018 Crime Summary:

As the first six months of the year come to a close, June 2018 was the sixteenth consecutive month of gun violence reductions in Chicago.

Over the same period, major crimes such as robberies, carjackings, and auto thefts continue to decline as well. During the month of June, CPD celebrated the graduation and deployment of new police officers, continued to hold violent offenders accountable with our federal partners, and expanded camera technology to safeguard Chicago’s transit system.

For the first six months of 2018:

79 fewer murders (a 23% reduction)

270 fewer shootings (a 20% reduction).

14% fewer robberies 12% fewer auto thefts

9% fewer carjackings 11% less total crime

This continues a steady decline in violence since 2016 as 359 few people have been victims of gun violence.

“While the availability of illegal guns is a challenge that we continue to face, the data-driven strategy we have put into place across the city has helped us to reduce gun violence and save lives,” said CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson. “For the remainder of the year we will continue to hire more police officers and focus on ways that we can make our streets safer while building trust and stronger partnerships with the communities we serve.”

Additionally, in 2018 CPD has recovered over 4,300 illegal guns. At the same time, arrests are down by nearly 800 as part of the Department’s data driven strategy which focuses on areas that contribute to violence and holds gun offenders accountable for their actions

CPD CONTINUES FEDERAL RAIDS AS 50 OFFENDERS ARE LATEST TO BE INDICTED ON DRUG AND GUN CHARGES

More than 50 individuals were part of a joint CPD, ATF and DEA investigation into heroin and fentanyl sales in Chicago. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Fat Chance,” centered on drug sales on the city’s West Side and resulted in the seizures of more than three kilograms of heroin, more than a kilogram of cocaine, and more than 230 grams of fentanyl. Authorities also seized eight illegal firearms, including a semi-automatic assault rifle with a drum barrel magazine, and more than $100,000 in narcotics proceeds. As part of the investigation, law enforcement shut down two open-air drug markets in the city’s North Lawndale and East Garfield Park neighborhoods. The probe was conducted under the umbrella of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a partnership between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, whose principal mission is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking organizations.

HIRING PLAN ON TRACK AS CPD CELEBRATES NEW POLICE GRADUATES AT CEREMONY

During the month of June, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Superintendent Johnson in commemorating the graduation of 287 new police officers, Sergeants and Lieutenants in a ceremony at Navy Pier. The graduating class included 230 new police officers and celebrated the promotion of 50 Sergeants and 7 Lieutenants. Of the 230 graduating police recruits, 30% are women and approximately 64% of the graduates are from minority backgrounds, with 85 officers who are CPS graduates, 24 veterans and 21 who have a CPD family member. Police recruits spent six months at the Police Academy and will now begin their one-year probationary period, which includes three months training with a Field Training officer and district patrol functions. Since the beginning of 2017, more than 2,400 CPD members have been hired or promoted as part of the hiring plan. This includes more than 1,600 new recruits, 77 Lieutenants, 214 Sergeants, 370 Detectives and 213 Field Training Officers who have entered the Academy.

700 NEW POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLS

Districts throughout the city received additional police officers as part of the plan to grow CPD by nearly a thousand sworn personnel. During the month of June, 100 new officers were deployed to their district assignments, adding to the more than 1,600 new sworn members already hired to the Department since the beginning of 2017. Residents of the 2nd (Wentworth), 3rd (Grand Crossing), 4th (South Chicago), 10th (Ogden), 22nd (Morgan Park) and 24th (Rogers Park) Districts received 9 new officers each. Residents of the 7th (Englewood) and 15th (Austin) received 10 new officers each. Residents of the 14th (Shakespeare) and 25th (Grand Central) Districts received 8 officers each. Residents of the 9th (Deering), 16th (Jefferson Park), and 20th (Lincoln) Districts received 1 new officer each and the 12th (Near West) District received 7 new officers. Since the beginning of the horning plan in January 21017, 1,064 new officers have hit the streets to serve an protect Chicago residents.

HIGH-DEFINITION CAMERA TECHNOLOGY AIDS CPD IN SAFEGUARDING TRANSIT SYSTEM

As part of the city’s strategy that leverages data and technology in public safety, CPD has added more than 50 high-definition crime cameras in the downtown area to the Chicago Transit Authority's robust network of thousands of cameras that monitor buses, trains, stations and platforms. These high-definition cameras with 360 degree viewing capabilities, will be integrated into district strategic decision support centers as well as the Department's homeland security fusion center.

NEXT STEPS IN MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE

This month CPD also participated in an announcement of an expansion of mental health training and services to the South Side Roseland community aimed to improve crisis response for individuals with mental illness as part of the city's ongoing police reform. The Mental Health Outreach Project is part of the city’s efforts to improve crisis response through trauma-informed practices to better identify, serve and ultimately treat those individuals with mental health challenges during a crisis. The program will provide free mental health awareness training to reduce stigma and better recognize the symptoms of a mental health crisis to support improved emergency response. In addition, the city is investing in Smart911, to support accurate, timely and effective dispatch of emergency resources during a mental health crisis. As a result of these ongoing reforms, this year, OEMC is on track to identify over 36,000 CIT events – a 537% increase over 911 CIT identified events in 2015.



