Crook County Strikes Again

Fake crime stats released again. When lazy and corrupt - lie, its the Chicago way.

Chicago's violent crime numbers for April are in. Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the overall crime rate is down but homicides are up.

It's a sad reminder to a sorority of women on Chicago's Southside. There are no tears of joy on Mother's day for them. They all lost a child to violence in Chicago.

A statue was dedicated in honor of their children at Saint Sabina on the Southside Sunday. This is Dominique Mayo's second Mother's day without her son, Sameere. A shooting scene in her neighborhood Saturday night brought back horrible memories.

Mayo says, "When I saw that yellow tape and the police cars and that brought back that night when I was coming home."

Mayo says her 15 year old son was shot and killed on his way home from a football game.

She says he was the target of a gang member who was trying to recruit him. Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis talked about the latest violent crime numbers for April. "I am pleased to announce that overall crime is down 6.9 percent compared to last year."

Even with a spike in violence at the beginning of April, reports show there has been a decline in violent crimes overall in Chicago this year by 11 percent.

Weis says the one violent crime to increase in the last year is homicides, by 8 percent.

As of Mother's day, there have been 127 homicides in Chicago.

Weis says 33 of them happened behind closed doors. "When they're indoors, there's not a lot that we can do to prevent that."

Instead of celebrating, Dominique Mayo is mourning this Mother's day and she's praying for an end to violent crimes in Chicago like the one that killed her son. "What do you think would have saved your son?" Mayo replied, "If that young man hadn't had that gun."

As part of I-CARE week, the first of many youth led events kicks off Monday afternoon at Daley Plaza. Hundreds of young people from all across the city are expected to gather for a rally to show outrage over the recent homicides in Chicago.

CPD: According to preliminary crime statistics through the end of April 2010:

Violent Index Crime is down 11 percent

Homicide - up 8 percent

Criminal Sexual Assault - down 13.2 percent

Robbery - down 13.6 percent

Aggravated Assault - down 14.8 percent

Aggravated Battery - down 5 percent

Property Index Crime is down 5.7 percent

Burglary - down .8 percent

Theft - down 10.9 percent

Motor Vehicle Theft - up 13.7 percent

Arson-- down 20 percent