“To look at it from any standpoint, the effort to shut down policing in their own communities has led to a shocking explosion of shootings, killings, murders, and heinous crimes of violence. This bloodshed must end,” the president said, adding that the crime is being caused by the “movement to defund, dismantle, and dissolve our police departments.”
Trump noted that more than 400 people have been “murdered in the city this year, a roughly 50 percent increase over last year. More than 1,900 people have been shot. These are numbers that aren’t even to be believed.”
A website that compiles media reports noted that more than 460 homicides have been reported so far in 2020 in the city.
According to an analysis, Chicago saw about 105 murders in July 2020, which is more than double the 44 murders that were reported in July of last year. Last month was the deadliest month in Chicago in 28 years, according to the analysis.
