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Looking east at the intersection of Chicago and Central Park avenues in the Humboldt Park neighborhood July 26, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Katie Hill and Jens Ludwig: Why are we seeing a drop in violence in Chicago?

February 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

We are seeing big declines in crime across the country, suggesting that what’s going on may not be due to anything unique that Chicago’s doing.

A man cleans trash on vacant land at 1237 W. Grenshaw St. on May 27, 2025. There is a growing body of research from around the country showing that cleaning up vacant lots or fixing up abandoned houses gets people out of their houses and generates surprisingly large changes in local gun violence, by as much as 30%. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Katie Hill and Jens Ludwig: Curbing gun violence in Chicago doesn’t require that we first end poverty

October 23, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Ending poverty is neither necessary nor sufficient for solving the problem of gun violence in Chicago.

Police work where a 40-year-old woman and 22-year-old man were shot in the 600 block of South California Avenue in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood,July 9, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Researchers: Violence intervention and policing should complement, not compete against, each other

October 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

It’s a mistake to think that criminal justice accountability and addressing root causes of crime in Chicago are mutually exclusive.