As Chicagoans prepare to vote for mayor Feb. 28, crime remains at or near the list of top issues candidates are sparring over with a few weeks to go before votes are counted.
Sixty percent of violence intervention workers in Chicago have witnessed a shooting attempt; 32% have witnessed someone else get shot while at work; 20% have been shot at while at work; and another 2% have been shot at and injured on the job.
Media are invited June 2 to attend a 30-minute virtual event in which sociologists from Northwestern University and the University at Albany, SUNY, will present key findings and respond to media questions on the landmark Violence Intervention Workers Study (VIeWS).