Unpacking Chicago crime statistics

Unpacking Chicago crime statistics

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A series of special reports from David Bernstein and Noah Isackson at Chicago Magazine call into question the accuracy of the Chicago Police Department’s accounting of homicides in the city. Their latest piece, titled “New Tricks,” appears in the June 2015 issue of the magazine and argues that CPD mysteriously and intentionally classifies and reclassifies investigations to artificially keep murder rates deflated. David Bernstein and Noah Isackson join us to discuss their story.