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Chicago Democrats are playing games with crime numbers again. While Mayor Brandon Johnson brags about the city’s safest summer in decades, the real story tells a different tale that hardworking families are living every day.
Yes, murders might be down from the chaos of 2020 and 2021. But that’s like saying your house fire is smaller than last year’s inferno. When you dig deeper into the data, burglaries shot up by a whopping 50 percent in the first half of 2025 compared to last year.
Business owners are getting hammered by criminals who know they can get away with it. Non-residential burglaries hit their highest levels since August 2020, with over 460 incidents reported in June alone. These are real people losing their livelihoods while politicians pat themselves on the back.
Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez is one of the few Democrats brave enough to tell the truth. He’s calling out his own party for living in denial while crime victims suffer. Lopez knows that cherry-picked statistics don’t pay for broken windows or replace stolen goods.
The numbers game is classic liberal politics at work. They pick the few categories that look good and ignore everything else that’s falling apart. Meanwhile, regular Chicago residents are afraid to walk their own streets or leave their businesses unprotected.
Mayor Johnson wants credit for his progressive approach to public safety. But what good are fewer murders if criminals are ransacking every business in sight. Families need safety from all crime, not just the ones that make headlines.
This is what happens when Democrats care more about political talking points than protecting citizens. They spend more time massaging statistics than actually stopping criminals from terrorizing communities. Real people know the difference between spin and safety.
Chicago deserves leaders who will face reality instead of hiding behind misleading numbers. Until Democrats stop playing politics with public safety, working families will continue paying the price for their failed policies.
