Sex assaults hit 20-year high in Near North police district as cases return to pre-pandemic levels across city {Chicago}

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 12-28-2021 | Elvia Malagón and Madeline Kenney

[Salman]

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The Near North district, which includes River North and parts of downtown, saw the highest number of reported assaults of any district in the city.

In 2020, there were 77 sexual assaults reported in the Near North district, according to the CPD’s CompStat figures. Through Sunday, there were 151 sexual assaults reported this year — a more than 95% increase over last year and the most in two decades in the district.

While police and advocates don’t directly blame the large number of bars and nightclubs in the area for the spike in reports, they note alcohol or drugs often play a role in the incidents.

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[Salman]

Back to normal. Woo hoo.

[euram]

nowhere in that article is there any mention of the number of arrests or prosecutions. Because of “equity,” there probably weren’t any arrests.

[maddog55]

Put these up on every corner and the sex assualts would plummet...