The social crisis behind the rise in Chicago street violence - World Socialist Web Site
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The social crisis behind the rise in Chicago street violence
By Chris Davion and Jeff Lusanne
16 September 2014
The summer months in Chicago saw dramatic spikes in street violence, which claimed the lives of many young people. Over the July 4th holiday weekend alone 16 people were killed and another 82 wounded in shootings. All but two of the dead and wounded were between the ages of 14 and 35, with the violence centered in the city’s poorest neighborhoods on the south and west sides.