City In Review: Chicago

New City · 2024-11

New City violent crime jumps to 134 incidents

New City recorded 134 violent crimes in November, up 13.6% from 118 the month before. Overall crime rose 3.5% to 321 incidents. Service requests dropped 23% to 1,126, led by 276 graffiti removal calls. Permit activity slowed: 35 permits totaling $2.4 million in declared work, down 39% in value from October's $3.9 million. Express permits accounted for 16 of them. No new business licenses appeared, and no food establishments failed inspection.

By the numbers

Building permits35
Declared construction value$2,422,048
New business licenses212
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1126
Reported crimes321
Violent crimes134
Failed food inspections0

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