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Community speakers urge more patrols, data transparency and tools to address carjackings and neighborhood drug activity
Summary
At the July 17 Chicago Police Board meeting, residents and community organizers described carjacking hot spots, proposed collaborative prevention strategies, urged clearer crime data for South and West Side neighborhoods, and reported persistent storefront drug dealing affecting businesses.
Multiple community members used the board's public-comment period to press the Chicago Police Board and CPD for more resources, better data and stronger responses to local crime and drug activity. Speakers included residents, community organizers and a business owner who described recurring neighborhood problems and proposed solutions.
Zakiya Muhammad described repeated late-night parties and violent disturbances near Woodland Park Apartments at 35th and Cottage Grove and…
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