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BBT #12 Snippet | Why Is Everyone Talking About Chicago?
Chicago gets named in every crime conversation. Politicians use it. Cable news runs the same B-roll. Social media turns it into a punchline. But when you actually look at the per-capita murder rates — St. Louis, Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham all rank higher. Chicago isn't the most dangerous city in America. It's just the most useful one to talk about.
Malcolm and Thomas break down why Chicago stays at the center of the crime narrative while cities with worse numbers stay out of the headline — the racial coding baked into crime reporting, the gaps in how law enforcement resources…
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