of control, in terms of keeping the stats, keeping the numbers, and what s real out there on the street. alderman scott weiss introduced a resolution to the city council calling for hearings on the reliability of the chicago police department s crime numbers. and for the superintendent to testify on them. he and some of his constituents are skeptical about whether the drop in crime you re hearing about is showing up in their neighborhoods. i got an opportunity to speak with one of the chicago police superintendents top deputies who s in charge of the department s crime control strategies. i began by asking him what strategies the department has deployed to bring crime down. it begins with leadership, it begins with accountability. we have a comstat system that s been put in place. we flattened the organization, and there s several different strategies involved. coupled with programs that come from mayor rahm emmanuel to address at risk youth and youth