The CTA recently announced that 24 Green Line stations
(all Green Line stations except those in the Loop) are seeing new
security cameras. The rest of the stations will have cameras by the end
of this year, according to the CTA.
For the next week, "Going Public" will look at crime at these 24 stations based on data from Everyblock.com. "GP" will examine three stations a day.
>> First up was Ashland/63rd, Halsted and Cottage Grove.
>> Then King Drive, Garfield and 51st.
>> Then 47th, 43rd and Indiana.
>> Then 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Roosevelt and Clinton
>> Then Ashland, California and Kedzie
Now "GP" is looking at Conservatory-Central Park Drive, Pulaski and Cicero.
>> Conservatory-Central Park Drive
There were 189 incidents reported in 2009, according to Everyblock.com. Of these incidents, 157 were for deceptive practice -- theft of services (think turnstile jumping).
Armed robbery was reported in January and March (twice). Aggravated robbery was reported in April, and strongarm robbery (no weapon used) was reported in April and July.
Theft was reported in July, September and December.
Battery was reported in June, July (twice) and August.
Marijuana possession was reported in January, February, March (twice), April, May (twice), July (twice) and December. Heroin possession was reported in April, May and July. Crack possession was reported in May and October.
Trespassing was reported in March, July and October. Defacement was reported in July.
A death was reported on May 16 at 11:10 p.m.
>> Pulaski
There were 259 criminal incidents reported in 2009, according to Everyblock.com. Of these incidents, 204 were for deceptive practice.
Drugs also were a problem. Heroin possession was reported in January (four times), February (twice), March (three times), May (twice), June (twice), August (twice), September (twice), October, November (twice) and December (four times).
Crack possession was reported in May (twice), June, October and November. Cocaine possession was reported in January.
Marijuana possession was reported in January (three times), February, March, April (twice), May, June (twice), October (twice) and November. Marijuana manufacturing was reported in February.
Meanwhile, theft was reported in August and June; trespassing was reported in July (twice) and March (twice); gun possession was reported in June; an incident of resisting police was reported in September; robbery was reported in March; and a violation of an order of protection was reported in May.
>> Cicero
There were 36 incidents reported in 2009, according to Everyblock.com. Deceptive practice was reported 16 times. Theft was reported in August and July while robbery was reported in January.
Heroin possession was reported in September and November while possession of drug equipment was reported in September. Marijuana possession was reported in January (four times), March, April, June (twice) and July. Crack possession was reported in April.
Also reported: Trespassing in June and July; battery in July; and lost property in March.
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