Chicago was honored this week for its commitment to violence prevention programs. But an analyst notes that even with higher spending, violence continues to escalate.

The Community Justice Action Fund's inaugural City Violence Prevention Index ranked Chicago among the top cities in the nation for violence prevention programs.

The VPI scorecard assessed and ranked 50 U.S. cities with the highest incidents of gun violence in 2021 based on 35 criteria spanning three categories; intervention and risk factor reduction, addressing the root causes of violence, and local offices of violence prevention.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city has worked to fight the violence she said stems from years of systemic racism.

"This violence is rooted in decades of systemic racism as well as a disinvestment in our communities," Lightfoot said. "To combat this, we have taken innovative steps to address both the immediate and long-term consequences of violent crime."

Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski said the programs are not resulting in safer communities.

"The question is, what is the correlation between these programs and the amount of violence on the streets," Dabrowski told The Center Square. "The crime is bad, even if the spending on the programs is high."

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