Li Arellano, State Senator for Illinois | Facebook

Li Arellano, a state senator from Illinois, has attributed Chicago's high crime rates to officer shortages, heavy overtime demands, and cultural differences within the city. The statement was made on Facebook.

"Chicago Police has been dramatically down in number of officers in recent years, and that has placed an even bigger overtime burden and mental burden on their officers," said Liandro Gm Arellano, Illinois State Senator for 37th District, according to Facebook . "That's on top of a distantly different culture, in terms of how both cops and criminals are viewed, in Chicago compared to other cities in Illinois. Those are just two of the many, many dynamics that have led to Chicago being so high in crime rates for larger cities. And

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