Reasons Why Chicago Is A Dangerous City

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Chicago is a great outstanding city. It’s not difficult where to find excellent food in Chicago. Chicago is really beautiful at night, when all the building lights are lit. There are really great tourist spots to visit, but this city faces problems every day. Chicago is a dangerous city to live in, ever since Al Capone rose into power with liquor and murder. Reasons why Chicago is dangerous is because gun violence, armed robbery, and drugs. Chicago has other problems, but are not relevant as the other reasons.
Chicago is a dangerous city because of gun violence. “When you compare Chicago 's homicide rate to that of other big cities in the country -- New York and Los Angeles, for example -- it tops the list”. Chicago is known for strict gun …show more content…

“Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter,armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout 's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Chicago is one in 113” Statics show that anybody can get robbed while living in Chicago. The chance of somebody getting robbed is one in 113. Although it is one in 113, the number is still too low. I currently do not have any experiences, but one of my old friends did have a terrible experience when she got robbed. The robber told her to give him all her money, phone, and valuable items. Knowing how my friend is she would’ve have fought the robber, but since he had a gun she got spooked, and gave up all of her …show more content…

“In a 2010 report, the U.S. Department of Justice named the Chicago metro area the No. 1 destination in the United States for heroin shipments, No. 2 for marijuana and cocaine, and No. 5 for methamphetamine. Chicago is the only U.S. city to rank in the top five for all four major drug categories. No wonder Sinaloa boss Guzmán was quoted in a recent New York Times Magazine article calling Chicago his cartel’s “home port.” Sinaloa boss Guzman named Chicago as his “home port”, leading Chicago number one for drugs being imported. I have had an experience with drugs, I have had people offer me drugs. I always decline and make an excuse saying that I simply do not have any money to buy it. However, one person offered me to try it for free, I politely declined and said that I’m not a “bad boy” and I want to graduate from college. I thought that the person was going to laugh at my face, but he did not. He actually supported me saying that my choice of lifestyle was the right way to make money. He told me to keep up what I’m doing and keep being a gracious person. I never saw the person again, but what he said kind of made me

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