{"id":506,"date":"2019-10-07T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=10939"},"modified":"2023-08-02T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:37:58","slug":"27-chicago-how-safe-is-your-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/27-chicago-how-safe-is-your-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago – How Safe Is Your Neighborhood?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chicago has been considered a dangerous city in many respects since as early as the 1960s and, in many years, has been considered the \u201cmurder capital\u201d of the United States. Despite the city\u2019s effort to combat crimes, public safety continues to be the top #1 concern of many residents in Chicago. One minute we hear the Police Department announce that the crime volume has been in decline in recent months, and the next minute we see notifications popping up on our phones about shootings and homicides (remember the four shootings on September 1st?).<\/p>\n

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To better understand the criminal activity in Chicago, we at RentHop looked into the crime data released by the Chicago Police Department, and here are our key findings: <\/p>\n