I think most of the rise is in the last few years. I don't know about the whole of Illinois but Chicago (in which county this prosecutor seemed to be based), cr

I think most of the rise is in the last few years. I don't know about the whole of Illinois but Chicago (in which county this prosecutor seemed to be based), crime rate seems to have risen back to 1980s level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safer-chicago/chicago-violence-problem-debate-safety-inequality https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safer-chicago/c...