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PBS NewsHour | Community Steps Up to Halt Crime in Chicago's South Side | PBS

Duration: 08:48
Program: PBS NewsHour
Broadcast Date: Aug. 1, 2012

Police officers in Chicago's Third District have seen 21 murders since January of this year -- a 90 percent increase in the homicide rate. Special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports on new police strategies, which recruit help from community members to curb violent crime in the South Side neighborhood.

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Post Date: August 1, 2012