Well, Golly Gee

Everyone is jumping on the "crime is falling!" bandwagon, but nobody seems to be pointing out the biggest and most obvious factor.

The Illinois Policy website touches on it:

• Violent crime in Chicago fell to more than a decade low in 2025, declining across nearly 9-in-10 neighborhoods as arrests rates continued to rise. Total crime in the city fell from 257,558 in 2024 to 235,338 in 2025, marking two consecutive years of decline, Chicago Police Department data showed. Violent crimes dropped from a peak of nearly 30,000 in 2023 to 22,760 last year – the fewest attacks reported in over a decade.

Okay....and?

• Nearly all categories of violent crime declined in 2025, with homicides, robberies and aggravated batteries falling to a decade low. Only criminal sexual assault increased, rising to a decade high. This follows a general trend seen in U.S. cities nationwide, with most cities also reporting a steep drop in homicides and other forms of violent crime compared to 2024, according to the Council on Criminal Justice.

Yes....lots of helpful charts and such at the link....but? 

• As crime fell citywide, arrests rate for total and violent crime rose. The arrest rate for total crime climbed from 13.8% to 15.8%. The arrest rate for violent crime also increased to 17.9%, the highest level since the pandemic.

And there it is!

We guess, contrary to what democrats have been telling us for years, you CAN arrest your way out of a crime situation. Increased enforcement numbers, successful prosecutions AND prison time contribute mightily to falling crime rates.

That and deporting tens of thousands of ILLEGAL ALIEN criminals, too.