Crime WAS Down

But the trend appears to be reversing:

• The number of people shot and killed over the weekend doubled compared to the same weekend last year. While the total remains significantly below long-term averages, the increase underscores the ongoing challenge of sustaining 2025’s public safety improvements that Mayor Brandon Johnson frequently touts in the media.

  Through the end of May, homicides were up 6% compared to 2025, and the number of non-fatal shooting victims had increased 7%, according to CPD. Johnson now faces the unenviable task of trying to maintain his narrative while shootings appear to be on the rise as summer heats up.

And as we've stated for decades now, tying your messaging to week-by-week numbers, let alone month-by month comparisons is foolish in the extreme because of exactly this. 

Not to mention, the Machine doesn't really want Conehead to run again, so the media is being told to twist the numbers any was possible to make the citizens think things are worse than they might otherwise perceive (though in this case, they're not that far off the mark).