Tackling Urban Violence
How to deal with rising rates of violent crime in cities around the world.
In 2016 the murder rate in the American city of Chicago went up by 50% - there were were 762 killings. That's more killings in Chicago than Los Angeles and New York combined. The fact other cities have far lower levels of violence raises the question - what are they doing right? How have they brought murder rates down? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his panel of experts discussing the social, economic, political and policing issues that lie behind the numbers and the possible solutions to dealing with urban violence.
(Photo: A march in Chicago to commemorate victims of gun violence held on New Year's Eve 2016. Credit: Getty Images)
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How to stop Chicago's murder epidemic
Duration: 04:32
Contributors
Karyn McCluskey - Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland
Nayib Bukele - the Mayor of San Salvador, one of the most violent cities in the world
Rev. Jeffrey Brown - one of the architects of the "Boston Miracle", which significantly reduced youth violence in the city in the mid-90s
Junior Smart - who after spending time in prison set up the SOS Project, an ex-offender led gangs intervention scheme
Garry McCarthy - former Chicago Police Department Superintendent
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Jan 201709:06GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean & News Internet
- Fri 6 Jan 201712:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Fri 6 Jan 201723:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Sat 7 Jan 201704:06GMTBBC World Service except Australasia & News Internet
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