Violence prevention volunteers wearing yellow reflective vests sit around a table at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.
Violence prevention outreach workers with Integrity and Fidelity gather for a meeting at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood before heading out to canvass hotspots in the East and West Englewood areas on Dec. 27, 2023. Courtesy of Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
Violence prevention volunteers wearing yellow reflective vests sit around a table at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

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How the Johnson administration plans to prevent Chicago crime

With 40% more victims than the previous year, Chicago stood out among U.S. cities for a spike in robberies in 2023.

Violence prevention outreach workers with Integrity and Fidelity gather for a meeting at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood before heading out to canvass hotspots in the East and West Englewood areas on Dec. 27, 2023. Courtesy of Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
By Landon Jones

This year the city of Chicago is rolling out a violence-prevention strategy to bring resources and investment to four of its most crime-impacted neighborhoods: West Garfield Park, Little Village, Englewood and Austin. This comes after a drop in homicides and gun violence both locally and nationally in 2023. But Chicago did experience a spike in robberies last year.

Reset learns more about crime in Chicago and the steps being taken to reduce it.

GUESTS: Garien Gatewood, Chicago’s deputy mayor for community safety

Kim Smith, director of programs, University of Chicago Crime Lab

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Violence prevention volunteers wearing yellow reflective vests sit around a table at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.
Violence prevention outreach workers with Integrity and Fidelity gather for a meeting at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood before heading out to canvass hotspots in the East and West Englewood areas on Dec. 27, 2023. Courtesy of Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
Violence prevention volunteers wearing yellow reflective vests sit around a table at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

How the Johnson administration plans to prevent Chicago crime

With 40% more victims than the previous year, Chicago stood out among U.S. cities for a spike in robberies in 2023.

Violence prevention outreach workers with Integrity and Fidelity gather for a meeting at Faith Temple Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood before heading out to canvass hotspots in the East and West Englewood areas on Dec. 27, 2023. Courtesy of Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
By Landon Jones

This year the city of Chicago is rolling out a violence-prevention strategy to bring resources and investment to four of its most crime-impacted neighborhoods: West Garfield Park, Little Village, Englewood and Austin. This comes after a drop in homicides and gun violence both locally and nationally in 2023. But Chicago did experience a spike in robberies last year.

Reset learns more about crime in Chicago and the steps being taken to reduce it.

GUESTS: Garien Gatewood, Chicago’s deputy mayor for community safety

Kim Smith, director of programs, University of Chicago Crime Lab

More From

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons