Police Supt. David Brown says crime is down on CTA, but that's only part of story
Brown's exact words Monday were, "Even though there are single incidents happening, we're significantly below 2019 pre-pandemic." Are we though?
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CPD says crime is down on CTA, but there's more to the story
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said repeatedly that crime is down on Chicago Transit Authority property compared with last year and with pre-pandemic times in 2019, but it turns out that violent crime is actually up. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Supt. Brown says crime is down on CTA, but is it?
Overall crime on Chicago Transit Authority property is indeed down compared with the same period last year -- but there's more to the story. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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