Chicago Police Have Failed To Solve More Homicides. Could A New Law Help?

Chicago Police Have Failed To Solve More Homicides. Could A New Law Help? – Block Club Chicago

Analysis found that Chicago’s clearance rates are declining even with fewer homicides to solve. Thousands of families are still looking for closure. “People are finally saying: ‘You know what? You guys are not doing your jobs and we’re tired of it,’” said activist Alicia Schemel, who worked with Live Free Illinois to pass the data transparency bill.

Chicago Police Have Failed To Solve More Homicides. Could A New Law Help?

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. CHICAGO — The late May passage of the Illinois Homicide Data Transparency Act — which will require law enforcement to track and publish detailed, standardized homicide reports — was welcome news to gun reform advocates in Chicago, a city where many shooting survivors say they distrust police. That distrust ex…