Chicago police release February crime statistics

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Sunday, March 1, 2015
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The latest Chicago crime stats show a slight drop in crime in February compared to the same time in 2014.

Chicago police records show that overall crime last month was down 1 percent compared to February 2014. There was one less murder, and four fewer shooting victims.

But Chicago police responded to five more shooting incidents last month compared to February 2014.