Common mistake

1 comment May 8th, 2008

Alex Gary, our database guru, sent out this note yesterday:

Karen Lytwyn, who tracks crime for the University of Illinois College of Medicine just called. She saw this again in the paper and said it’s a common mistake that even Rockford Mayor Morrissey makes.

Rockford does NOT have the highest crime rate in the state. Winnebago County has the highest crime rate among the state’s counties.

In terms of cities, Rockford usually ranks third or fourth to the annual leader — not Chicago — but East St. Louis.