Carjackings Up 126 Percent in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago

Crime in surging in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago, with carjackings in particular up 126 percent.

“The number of carjackings is more than double what it was at this point last year,” FOX News reported.

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FOX News noted that robbery is up 16 percent, thefts are up 14 percent, and sexual assaults are up five percent in Chicago.

Gun violence has remained a constant throughout Johnson’s first few months as mayor.

WATCH — Hawkins: Chicago’s New Mayor Means “Same Song, Different Verse” on Gun Policy:

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This past weekend, Breitbart News pointed out nearly 20 were shot Friday into Saturday night and nearly 30 were shot Friday into mid-afternoon Sunday.

By Monday morning, ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times put the total number of shooting victims at 33 with six fatalities.

Chicago, like all of Illinois, has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a red flag law, a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, and a licensing requirement for gun owners. Cook County — the county in which Chicago sits — has its own ban on “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines.

WATCH — DeSantis: In Chicago “You’re More Likely to Get Shot” Than Get a World Class Education:

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AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.