Chicago - Mogadishu on lake Michigan. Home of a certain _resident.
Coincidence?
There is only one thing that is the major driver of crime stats in a given locale. Without regard to gun control or the lack thereof (see Chicago v Detroit gun laws), the biggest driver is the number of criminals available in a locale.
There are certainly other factors, but you have to have good size flock of criminals or criminally inclined.
Why no 0bamatears for Chi-raq?