I wrote a paper for a Poly Sci class in 1976. It was 100 days of killings in the City of Chicago where the criminals were out early due to jail over crowding, had jumped bail, or were on parole. All I needed for reference was the Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Tribune. Amazingly, ZERO people were were killed on the streets of Chicago by the violent criminals that were still behind bars.43% of all of accused murderers in Marion County were either on pre-trial release or awaiting sentencing when they committed the alleged homicides. 43%!!!
40% of Indy murder suspects in 2021 were on pretrial release, sentencing at time of crime
INDIANAPOLIS — A FOX59 investigation found that more than 40% of those accused of killing people in Indy this year were on pretrial release or serving post-conviction sentences. For victims, a quar…fox59.com
Looks like things have stayed the same since then.