Among topics raised were Brown’s ongoing efforts to combat Chicago’s gun violence, which, police statistics show, is on pace to be higher by the end of the year than a disastrous 2020. Through Sunday, Chicago recorded 602 homicides, up from 580 during the same period last year, the statistics show. And so far, this year, 3,368 people were shot, compared with 3,049 at the same time in 2020, a 10% jump. The data doesn’t include violence on the area expressways.
