Chicago police seize more than 9,600 illegal guns in 2018
Posted December 24, 2018 6:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department says officers have seized more than 9,600 illegal guns so far this year and is on a pace to recover about 900 more guns than were taken off the city's streets in 2017.
The department has made a concerted effort in recent years to find as many illegal guns as possible and the total has climbed to the point where Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says in a news release that officers in 2018 were taking more than one illegal gun off the street every hour.
The department says the seizures -- along with making more than 4,200 arrests on gun-related charges this year -- is part of a strategy that has helped significantly reduce the number of homicides, robbery and other violent crimes in 2018.
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