Johnson insisted that he "inherited" the city's own ongoing migrant crisis and accused conservatives of unfairly caricaturing Chicago as a crime-ridden metropolis.
"Everyone knows, that the right-wing extremism in this country has targeted Democratically-run cities, and quite frankly, they have been intentional about going after Democratically-run cities that are led by people of color."
According to the most recent statistics from the Chicago Police Department, overall crime complaints have surged by 19%, motor vehicle theft has shot up 47%, and robbery has gone up 25%. Notably, murders have dipped 12% during that time frame.
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