NORWOOD PARK — Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson will take questions about crime on the Far Northwest Side at a meeting hosted by Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st).
Johnson will discuss public safety issues facing the 41st Ward and the Jefferson Park Police District at the community meeting set for 6:30 p.m. June 23 at Taft High School, 6530 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Napolitano, a former police officer and firefighter, has repeatedly called for more officers to be assigned to the Far Northwest Side, where property crimes have been on the rise in recent months. The Jefferson Park Police District is among the safest in the city, according to crime data.
With the exception of two murders since the start of the year, the Far Northwest Side has not experienced the violence now sweeping the South and West sides.
May 2016 was the most violent in 21 years, leaving at least 64 people dead — the largest number since the bloody days of 1995.
In all, there were 311 shootings and 388 people shot last month, according to a DNAinfo Chicago analysis of data. Sixty people were killed in shootings, with at least 64 homicides overall.
When he tapped Johnson, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the 28-year veteran of the force was "the right person at the right time" to help restore department morale and curb violence in Chicago.
Johnson was confirmed by a 50-0 vote of the Council.
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