The violence in Chicago has been a problem since the notorious Al Capone ruled the streets in the 1920s, but modern day Chicago violence seems to break records beyond belief. It is ironic that the city of Chicago has the strictest gun control rule yet has been ruled the Murder Capital of America.
The most asked question of them all is, why? One of the many reasons seems to be that the poverty level in Chicago causes the violence. More than 60 percent of the inner city communities are in poverty, according to CBS Chicago.
Studies have shown that poverty stricken areas have more likelihood of elevated crime and violence. Another factor that is being played into the mix is the violence caused by gangs in city.
Gangs in Chicago have ruled ever since Al Capone, the gangster who ruled the streets of Chicago with his form of organized crime during the years of the great depression. However, after the death of Capone, multiple gangs started to pop up in the city decades later with the not so much organized crime in mind. One of the most known gangs from the past to the present was started by a man who grew up on the south side of Chicago named Larry Hoover. Hoover took over the streets of Chicago with his gang Gangster Disciples, or GDs for short. Hoover’s group set the bar for gangs, and war started to erupt in the city, which was one of the flames that led to the fire.
The violence that is taking place in Chicago is starting to become a problem for kids in the learning environment. Almost half of the schools in the inner city have metal detectors and Chicago police officers patrol school grounds.
We need a safe environment to learn, so why can’t Chicago get its act together and stop the notorious violence that is spreading from the city to the suburbs before it’s too late?