Friday, April 12, 2013

CHICAGO MURDER VICTIMS AND MURDERERS GETTING YOUNGER

To reverse the culture of violence that is leaving a trail of bodies across the city, innocents and perpetrators alike, we must target the inherent social and economic disparities disproportionately impacting African-American men and boys. The numbers bear this out. According to analysis of police data, of the more than 500 reported homicides in Chicago last year, 361 of the victims were African-American males; 287 were ages 15 to 35.
(link below)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/April-2013/The-Changing-Age-of-Murder-Victims-and-Murderers-in-Chicago/

1 comment:

  1. This is horrible loosing young lives. Young people need an outlet other then violence. My heart goes out to those young lives that were lost, being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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