“But in the greater scheme of things, Chicago is not a war zone. 2.5 million plus is it’s population.”
The reporter did not refer to Chicago as a war zone.
It is probably true that some neighborhoods are quite safe. Perhaps the mayor’s home has never had a bullet pass through the nursery.
Other neighborhoods are dangerous.
When 50 to 100 people in Chicago are shot down in the streets weekly, it just doesn’t seem safe to me.
But precautions can be taken to avoid getting shot in Chicago. Don’t go on the streets at night; don’t go on the streets in the daytime.
“But in the greater scheme of things, Chicago is not a war zone. 2.5 million plus is it’s population.”
Extrapolate those numbers down to your town. My suburb in DFW has a population of about 75,000. Based on last year’s final numbers from HeyJackass.com it would mean 24 murdered and 104 shot and wounded in a year. Or put another way you have a 1 in 3500 chance of being murdered and 1 in 750 chance of being shot, per year. If that was true in my town I would be moving.
The danger is spreading into the “safe” neighborhoods as well now. Second City Cop was good for that sort of information, before the owner chose to close down the site ahead of being doxxed.
The “Chicago Scanner” page on Twitter is good for a running feed of the craziness on the streets these days.