CBS Investigation Finds Protection Order Violations Are at All-Time High in Chicago, 1 Percent of More than 22,300 Calls Led to Convictions

‘CBS News Chicago investigation uncovers a troubling pattern: domestic abusers repeatedly violating protection orders and facing little accountability’

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PERLMAN (on camera): “Combining all of this data, it's something we found those agencies have never done. Our investigation can show you what they couldn't, where the system breaks down and victims fall through the cracks.”
PERLMAN (voice-over): “Take a look at what our months-long investigation with the CBS News data team uncovered. Each dot on this map represents calls to 911 and police. What you're seeing is more than 22,000 calls about an abuser violating a protection order. That many calls just last year and only in Chicago.”

 

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