Carjackings in Chicago this year are already 43 percent worse than 2020

By Olivia Canny
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In this March 31, 2021 file photo, traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago. Shafkat Anowar/Associated Press
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In this March 31, 2021 file photo, traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago. Shafkat Anowar/Associated Press

Carjackings in Chicago this year are already 43 percent worse than 2020

By Olivia Canny
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The Cook County Sheriff’s office has released a new database to help explain ongoing carjacking trends in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Reset hears from a Chicago-Sun Times reporter who looked into the numbers.

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