Bloody Chicago: 53 Homicides in August Vs. 26 Homicides in February of 1929 The Month of Al Capone's St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Big Government reports on Rahm Emanuel's bloody city:

No matter how Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendant Garry McCarthy spin it by touting overall crime being down in the city, the numbers for 2013 are still horrifying.

The website HeyJackass.com, which keeps some pretty interesting data regarding Chicago crime statistics, reports that the city saw 53 homicides in August, with 41 deaths and 224 wounded as a result of shootings.

Click on the video down below. Only 26 people were murdered at the height of the Capone era in Chicago!