The Never Ending Problem Of Chicago

There are hundreds of gangs all over Chicago. These gangs are reckless and try to show their superiority by shooting rival gang members. When committing such acts, these gang members fail to realize that they aren’t the only ones who live in this city. There are

Detroit tops Forbes list of the Most Dangerous Cities this year for the fifth year in a row. What is encouraging is the violent crime rate in the Motor City actually declined last year, despite crushing financial woes that drove Detroit into the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Crime affects the people of Detroit and the city’s reputation, employment, income and education. It should be stopped to make Detroit prosper and make the lives of the people living there better. Detroit had 316 murders in 2013, a rate of 45 per 100,000 people. That 's the highest rate among cities with populations over 100,000. In 2013 Detroit also reported 14,504 violent crimes. That 's also the highest per capita rate in the nation, according to the

One of the biggest potential problems however, is society. Chicago’s government affects violence by creating a disadvantageous environment within communities. Certain areas within Chicago have experienced the brunt of this through the closing of public schools and overall lack of funding. This results in children traveling far distances to school or even families taking time out of their work day to drive their children. Without easily accessible education and the funds for schools to create opportunities to keep children off the streets, children are at a higher risk to participate in anti-social behaviors. Another societal cause results from the stigma that certain Chicago communities are inherently dangerous. Just as a self-fulfilling prophecy may cause an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia to develop schizophrenic symptoms, a public perception that a community is violent may cause individuals within that community to act out

Baseball in Chicago was very big it grew a lot in Chicago back then in the 1800’s.

As the author of What’s It Like to be a Gang Member said, “I started in low-level gangs, stealing, peddling goods, getting into fights…” This quote shows that the people living that sort of life can start off small, doing smaller crimes, being in low-level gangs, but eventually, they will be deeper into gang business, and it will be harder for them to leave. They would end up in more trouble, and in a higher-level gang. He also mentions, “there was immense peer pressure to join in, whether you wanted to or not.” As you can see, it’s harder to escape that lifestyle because you keep on doing it more, and you won’t be able to choose if you

Chicago has the biggest gang problem in the country (Thomas & Bass, 2009). “There are more gang members per citizen in Chicago than anywhere else in the country” (Thomas, 2009, para 4). The average Chicago gang leader is 43, convicted of murder and lives in the suburbs. That leader on many occasions directs his gang from jail (Main, 2006) and 95 percent of inmates in the Cook County Jail are gang members (Thomas, 2009). Gangs are everywhere today just like they use to be. The high number of gangs causes violence and deaths to rise in Chicago.

Law enforcement takes on a tremendous role in reducing crime and ensuring public safety. Gang related crime is a prominent adversary for not only local communities, but our brave men and women. obviously they are having a tough time reducing gang’s jurisdiction as seen in Chicago and other large cities. One of the many problems they face is going into the gang’s battlefields where bullets are being fired and yet protect themselves also. As one of the interviewees in Scotts article said, it would take the police at least an hour to come to his neighborhood when firearms are being fired (Scott, 2004, p.119). Theoretically, it is impossible for law enforcement to stop individuals from committing gang-related crime if they are not nearby to see what is taking place. Intervention of gang violence can not be law enforcement alone.

One reason that America has a homicide rate seven times higher than other developed countries is because many citizens do not listen to and follow the rules and regulations regarding firearms set in place by the government (Seitz-Wald). For example, it is illegal to move firearms across borders, yet about one-third of the guns involved in crime have been moved interstate. It is also illegal to sell anyone under the age of 21 a gun, but the most common ages of those who commit crimes with guns is 19, 20, and 18 (Bennett). If people followed these rules more strictly, the homicide, suicide, and unintentional death rate in the United States would go down tremendously. On the other hand, underage people should not be allowed to acquire guns. It is against the law and it is the people who acquire the guns who are criminals and cause more disasters, not the law-abiding civilians (Goldberg). While gun control laws may not prevent criminals from obtaining guns because people who commit a crime once are more likely to commit more in the future, they would still lessen the amount of people who would potentially buy guns and use them as a weapon against other people. Gun control laws would also help reduce the societal costs that arise do to gun violence (Barrett). Cities such as Chicago and Oakland have been constantly named as some of the most unsafe cities in the world. This turns

I am writing to you today about the recent gun problems in America. In the past, America has been notorious for its’ mass shootings. From 1966 to 2012, almost a third of the world’s mass shootings took place in America and this is only the shootings where four or more people were killed. The number would be significantly higher if every single shooting was counted. Since the beginning of this year, there have been 384 shootings and we still have two months left in the year. That’s more than one shooting a day. However, it’s not a surprise there are this many shooting in America because there was a study done that shows that there are approximately 270 million guns owned by U.S. citizens. That means that in every hundred US citizens, 88.8 of

Chicago has always been known as a city full of crime and hate and more recently it has gotten even worse. In 2016, Chicago had 762 homicides this is more than what New York and Los Angles have combined, mind you two of the largest cities in the nation have had less homicides in their cities than Chicago has had. Chicago not only had 762 homicides, but also had 1,100 more shootings than they had previously in 2015. In comparison New York, which is the largest city in the nation, had only 334 homicides in 2016 and Los angles following behind with only 294.With all the homicides and shootings it has made the issue of gun violence a huge topic when pertaining to this city. In only the past year, police have retrieved 8,300 illegal guns. Another topic that has been brought into societies eyes is with the severe increase of violence is the areas where gangs are most typically active, these areas being areas with low-income families and predominantly black areas.

Chicago is the nation's third-largest city in which murders are up 72 percent while shootings had went up more than 88 percent in the first three months of 2016 compared to 2015. The gangs have had the most impact on the violence as well as pockets in the south of the city.

Research shows that ninety-eight percent of mass shooting occur on gun-free zones (Morse [1]). Also, mass shooting have increased since gun-free school zones were implemented in 1995 (Nedzel 2). This legislation only makes matters worse. "Gun-free zones offer a safe haven for mass murderers" (O'Brien and Stanton [1]). Criminals know that honest citizens are not carrying concealed weapons in gun-free zones, so they know that if they attack one of these zones, no one will stop them quickly. For this reason, cities that have enacted gun-free zones have higher crime rates. An example of this would be the city of Chicago. Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, but they have one of the highest homicide rates. They have disarmed the honest people and “empowered criminals” (Owens [1]). These gun-free zones only cause more

Chicago, a city well known for its bold architecture, amazing food and fascinating museums. A paradise for people to expand upon their brilliant ideas such as Oprah Winfrey and the President of the United States. With a population of 2,722,389 (according to the United States Census Bureau) Chicago takes home the third largest city in the nation . A better place than this would sound unrealistic but to every beautiful story there's an ugly secret. The city has been infected with a large outbreak killing thousands of its citizens. However it is not a disease nor sickness we identify with such as cancer but a large increase in the amount killings due to gun violence. This negative contribution to the city primarily occurs in the South and West

Do you think social issues still occur in your world today? Just by walking through the neighborhood, issues are able to be seen. Some examples would be family issues, gender inequalities, and economic disparity. While seeing social injustice through three different books, access to housing was very intriguing. Living conditions can vary based on your race. After realizing this, a question came to mind: is my local area segregated like the rest of the world?

The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that a twenty percent dropped in wages. That lead to a 12 to 18 percent increase in youth crime. According to the report, 89 percent of murders and violent crimes in Chicago were in low-income. There mostly black and Latino people live. These areas where wages are lower and extreme poverty rates are higher.It may be possible to help reduce gun violence in Chicago. A city that saw over 500 homicides last year — in one simple step: Raising the minimum wage. Decades of research have demonstrated that there is a statistically significant link between low wages, income inequality and crime.Researchers have found that the majority of increases in violent crime can be explained by downward wage trends.Other