From the
Chicago Tribune's latest report on the city's homicide rate:
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The bloody start to the new year comes as the Police Department hoped it had begun to turn the corner after a violent 2012 that saw homicides exceed 500, bringing unflattering national attention to Chicago.
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Crime experts caution it's way too early to suggest the disappointing January numbers mean violence in Chicago will continue at a similar pace throughout this year.
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The city's homicide woes continue to draw unwanted attention for McCarthy and Mayor Rahm Emanuel . . .
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While it is clearly too early to draw conclusions, those numbers could be unsettling for police officials . . .
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University of Chicago criminologist Jens Ludwig said a plausible explanation for the woeful January homicide numbers could be the budget problems confronting cities throughout the country.