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Fudging Chicago Crime Numbers

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Chicago Magazine’s David Bernstein talks about a special report on Chicago’s crime rate.

Today, Chicago magazine published the first article in a two-part special report, "The Truth About Chicago’s Crime Rates", that details an investigation into Chicago’s dramatic fall in crime in recent years and how crimes are being classified. We talk with the magazine's features editor and series co-author David Bernstein about his findings.

04/06/2014 | Rating NR

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