Chicago police superintendent admits to misreporting homicide case resolutions

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Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling admitted to inaccurately reporting that the majority of homicide cases this year had been cleared by the department.

Snelling, who was confirmed as Chicago’s top police officer in September, spoke at two separate forums in January, overstating the number of homicide cases that have been resolved in 2024, claiming the clearance rate for homicides was over 70%. 

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