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Karoline Leavitt: “For seven consecutive years, Chicago has had the highest…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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You a few of those statistics with all of you. For 13 consecutive years, Chicago has had the most murders of any US City. This is JB Pritzker's legacy, by the way. For seven consecutive years, Chicago has had the highest murder rate among U.S. cities, with more than 1 million people in 2024. Just last year, Chicago's murder rate per. Capita was three times higher than Los. Angeles and nearly five times higher than New York City. (22:40–22:49)

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