Community Steps Up to Halt Crime in Chicago's South Side

Name: Community Steps Up to Halt Crime in Chicago's South Side
Uploaded: 2012-08-01T22:00:00Z
Duration: P527S
Description: Police officers in Chicago's Third District have seen 21 murders since January of this year -- a 90 percent increase in the homicide rate. Special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports on new police strategies, which recruit help from community members to curb violent crime in the South Side neighborhood.

Clip: 08/01/2012 | 8m 47s

Police officers in Chicago's Third District have seen 21 murders since January of this year -- a 90 percent increase in the homicide rate. Special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports on new police strategies, which recruit help from community members to curb violent crime in the South Side neighborhood.

Aired: 08/01/12

Rating: NR

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