Thread by @TheJFreakinC

Oh, you wanna talk about how “dangerous” Chicago is?

Alright… let’s go!

Here is the actual risk the average resident faced over the last 72 hours, so you can fully understand just how dangerous Chicago really is. 🧵

From Oct 7–10, 2025, there were shootings across the majority of U.S. states… with Texas having the most shootings (10).

But, we are looking at cities…

Instead of raw totals, let’s measure per capita risk… meaning how likely an average resident is to be a victim.

Here’s the Top 10 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities (in terms of shootings victims) in the last 72 hours.

Notice something?

Chicago isn’t even close to the most dangerous city.

Yet, here comes the administration, waving the city around like it’s Gotham… all to justify militarized chaos.

Smaller cities with a single shooting suddenly look apocalyptic when you look at it per capita.

Meanwhile, Chicago gets painted as a warzone, because fear is easier than facts when you’re trying to expand authoritarian power.

And the fact is:

A city of 2.7 million will naturally have more incidents than a city of 200k… that doesn’t make it “more dangerous.”

And acting like Chicago is “more dangerous” is classic propaganda:

Create a narrative that a city is “out of control” → justify heavy-handed policing → distract from actual threats → expand control.

When in reality, Chicago was far safer per resident than these smaller cities.

While the most dangerous thing about Chicago is the narrative being sold to justify a police-state playbook.

Per capita stats don’t lie and context matters.

So, next time someone screams: “Chicago is so dangerous!”

Ask: “Compared to what?”