Jens Ludwig

Police officers look for surveillance cameras that might have recorded the incident in which two women were carjacked in front of one of the women's homes on South Kenwood Avenue, March 9, 2021, in Chicago.

Data Points: How the pandemic has accelerated carjackings in Chicago

June 20, 2021 at 9:12 a.m.

Chicago, like other cities across America, has seen a surge in carjackings this year. It's a crime that until recently most of the public had largely forgotten about; between 2001...

Chicago police recover a gun at a crime scene in the alley between and Euclid Avenue and Bennett Avenue at 81st Street in Chicago after a reported shooting on March 5, 2021.

Data Points: Illegal gun carrying in Chicago spiked in 2020 — and deadly violence followed

April 2, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

One of the most striking changes in crime in Chicago over the past year is something few people are talking about. It's not the utterly tragic 55% increase in homicides...

The real costs of gun crimes

May 14, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Gun violence is a major social problem in Chicago and other American cities. The Illinois legislature is considering a proposed law that would increase the mandatory minimum prison sentence for...

REGULATING GUNS

August 11, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

John R. Lott Jr. gets an A for effort in his ongoing attempt to convince Tribune readers that any attempt to regulate firearms is misguided (Commentary, Nov. 17). Luckily, the...

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