Report: Illinois’ Poor More Often Victims of Violent Crime
“People living in poverty in Illinois are more likely to become victims of violent crime than high income earners, whether they live in cities, suburbs or rural areas, according to a report released Wednesday by a Chicago research group.
The Heartland Alliance, a nonprofit organization, analyzed the overlap between poverty and crime for the first time in the nearly two decades that it has studied poverty in Illinois. The group’s 44-page report cites census data, federal statistics and studies featuring victim interviews.”