racist narratives about urban crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cChicagoans are not begging for him,\u201d she told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
Trump has taken aim at Chicago for over a decade, including on the 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has repeatedly compared the city to Afghanistan and, in 2017, threatened to \u201csend in the feds\u201d due to gun violence in the city, despite historic declines in violent crime in recent years.<\/p>\n
Violent crime in Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in over a decade, according to city data. Shootings and homicides were down more than 30% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same time last year, and total violence crime dropped by over 22%.<\/p>\n
Johnson touted the city\u2019s approach to violent crime, asserting in a statement to The Associated Press that \u201cour communities are safest when we fully invest in housing, community safety, and education.\u201d While Trump turns to the military, he said Chicago has invested in mental health services, community-based interventions, raising minimum wages and improving affordable housing.<\/p>\n
If he wants to make the city safer, Johnson said, Trump should restore $158 million he cut in violence-prevention programs for cities such as Chicago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many things the federal government could do to help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending in the military is not one of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pastor Donovan Price, a local advocate for gun crime victims, emphasized that community-based anti-violence programs, rather than militarism, is key to reducing gun violence in Chicago.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay out of our city,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not a federal issue. We live this every day. We know what our community needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
___<\/p>\n
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