When Chicago Shootings Take Place, Cops Are Nowhere to be Found: Analysis
An analysis last year of Chicago Police Department deployment data appears to show that officer deployment levels decline during the weekend overnight time periods when shootings are going up.
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An analysis last year of Chicago Police Department deployment data appears to show that officer deployment levels decline during the weekend overnight time periods when shootings are going up, reports the Chicago Tribune. Several parts of the analysis by the University of Chicago Crime Lab were heavily redacted, with the department citing officer and community safety as reasons for declining to fully disclose the information. Among the redacted material were specifics on where officers were deployed and where in their districts they spent their time.
Among the conclusions that were not redacted was that 14 percent of shootings are happening between midnight and 5 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the city’s least safe areas, but just 3.8 percent of the work hours of Chicago police tactical teams were logged there during that same 10-hour period. The Chicago Police Department refused to answer specific questions about the analysis or whether it was used to make subsequent deployment decisions.
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