Interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck on Gun Violence: ‘It’s Still Not Safe Enough’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BERMAN Gun ░░░░░░░░ numbers grim nationwide last ░░░░░░░░ But there were signs ░░░░░░░░ progress in some cities ░░░░░░░░ Chicago Omar Jimenez joins ░░░░░░░░ live from Chicago to ░░░░░░░░ O par JIMENEZ Well ░░░░░░░░ as you know President ░░░░░░░░ has frequently made Chicago ░░░░░░░░ punching bag of his ░░░░░░░░ this is now the ░░░░░░░░ year in a row ░░░░░░░░ re seeing double digit ░░░░░░░░ in crime percentage wise ░░░░░░░░ are other cities however ░░░░░░░░ hope the start of ░░░░░░░░ new year the new ░░░░░░░░ will reset what has ░░░░░░░░ a violent narrative clip ░░░░░░░░ JIMENEZ voice over While ░░░░░░░░ shootings at times leave ░░░░░░░░ country in disbelief in ░░░░░░░░ like Baltimore and Chicago ░░░░░░░░ violence is a grim ░░░░░░░░ of life BECK What ░░░░░░░░ think of as traditional ░░░░░░░░ has to be smarter ░░░░░░░░ focused JIMENEZ Former Los ░░░░░░░░ police chief Charlie beck ░░░░░░░░ now the superintendent in ░░░░░░░░ A city that ended ░░░░░░░░ with a more than ░░░░░░░░ percent drop in murders ░░░░░░░░ a third year in ░░░░░░░░ row And down more ░░░░░░░░ 30 percent since a ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 that saw ░░░░░░░░ killings than New York ░░░░░░░░ L A combined JIMENEZ ░░░░░░░░ camera What are some ░░░░░░░░ the questions that you ░░░░░░░░ about the city of ░░░░░░░░ about crime in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ how do you answer ░░░░░░░░ questions BECK To be ░░░░░░░░ honest it s still ░░░░░░░░ safe enough 500 homicides ░░░░░░░░ even though that s ░░░░░░░░ nice milestone it s ░░░░░░░░ too many JIMENEZ voice ░░░░░░░░ But it s not ░░░░░░░░ policing Even hospitals are ░░░░░░░░ to break this deadly ░░░░░░░░ taking the time to ░░░░░░░░ with shooting victims and ░░░░░░░░ the direction of their ░░░░░░░░ REESE We use this ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to really drill ░░░░░░░░ with people on not ░░░░░░░░ their risk factors but ░░░░░░░░ hopes their dreams their ░░░░░░░░ experience of being injured ░░░░░░░░ on camera The goal ░░░░░░░░ not to see the ░░░░░░░░ REESE The goal is ░░░░░░░░ to see them again ░░░░░░░░ JIMENEZ voice over They ░░░░░░░░ among the tactics being ░░░░░░░░ in cities across the ░░░░░░░░ trying to change what ░░░░░░░░ become in some places ░░░░░░░░ unshakable narrative Often among ░░░░░░░░ highest crime rates New ░░░░░░░░ But St Louis which ░░░░░░░░ the highest murder rate ░░░░░░░░ an increase in homicides ░░░░░░░░ to 2018 And Baltimore ░░░░░░░░ with just under 350 ░░░░░░░░ like New York and ░░░░░░░░ Angeles didn t even ░░░░░░░░ that mark and they ░░░░░░░░ more than five times ░░░░░░░░ people YOUNG We can ░░░░░░░░ all day about what ░░░░░░░░ do after someone is ░░░░░░░░ but we must also ░░░░░░░░ a hard conversation about ░░░░░░░░ the perpetrators of violence ░░░░░░░░ no regards for human ░░░░░░░░ JIMENEZ Baltimore is now ░░░░░░░░ of seven cities within ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice s ░░░░░░░░ relentless pursuit An initiative ░░░░░░░░ at combating violent crime ░░░░░░░░ approved millions for federal ░░░░░░░░ into gun violence for ░░░░░░░░ first time in over ░░░░░░░░ years Federal and city ░░░░░░░░ meant to go hand ░░░░░░░░ hand at the dawn ░░░░░░░░ a new decade BECK ░░░░░░░░ know it seems difficult ░░░░░░░░ you re in the ░░░░░░░░ of this but I ░░░░░░░░ nothing but the most ░░░░░░░░ belief in the outcome ░░░░░░░░ what we re doing ░░░░░░░░ clip ends BECK And ░░░░░░░░ there was ever a ░░░░░░░░ as to how much ░░░░░░░░ still needs to be ░░░░░░░░ and the stakes of ░░░░░░░░ work just yesterday in ░░░░░░░░ Louis literally hours into ░░░░░░░░ the city now reporting ░░░░░░░░ homicides HARLOW Wow That ░░░░░░░░ tragic It is very ░░░░░░░░ though to see what ░░░░░░░░ happening now for three ░░░░░░░░ terms in terms of ░░░░░░░░ turnaround Omar thank you ░░░░░░░░ the reporting.”