美语听力素材:芝加哥血腥犯罪事件剧增
日期:2017-08-02
A four-year-old boy is among three dozen people shot over the weekend here in Chicago, in a month that saw 74 murders.
Year to date, there's been over 400 in what Chicago police still call a reduction, saying while more people are dying:
(Johnson) "We've had over 250 less people shot... So while it's difficult for police to control, but there's still a lot of room for encouragement."
CPD superintendent Eddie Johnson said Chicago is not alone among American cities that's seen a dramatic increase bloodshed since 2014.
The latest numbers in this city amid federal help in cracking down on crime.