Overview
- Pritzker told Fox News Chicago is “not in the top 30” for murder rate and said the rate has been cut in half over four years as Baier displayed a graphic showing 17.47 homicides per 100,000 among the most populous cities.
- Lead Stories reported the Fox claim is accurate when limited to cities with populations above 1 million, while smaller cities like St. Louis and New Orleans have higher rates overall.
- Wirepoints found Chicago recorded 573 murders in 2024, the most of any U.S. city, and a rate of 21.5 per 100,000 that was highest among the 20 largest cities but sixth when including smaller cities.
- Chicago Police preliminary figures show murders from January through August 2025 were about one‑third lower than the same period in 2024.
- Stephen A. Smith pressed Pritzker about longstanding concerns over Chicago violence, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized his stance by citing years of leading totals and unfavorable big‑city comparisons.