10-07-2025
Disturbing new video shows what happens when unarmed cops are made to patrol Chicago's subways
A Chicago police officer was attacked by raging subway riders while patrolling a station, new video showed.
An unidentified officer was seen standing alone next to the 69th subway station placard while three riders screamed at him in a verbal altercation that turned physical on an unknown date.
One of the men swung at the officer, who managed to duck, but was knocked off his feet after taking a punch to the ribcage.
He was able to get up, but was immediately surrounded by the three men who swung at him multiple times.
The officer was hit again and was struck so hard he fell against the stopped Red Line subway before hitting the concrete.
The officer managed to slip to safety while his comrades kept his attackers at bay until they walked away.
Other videos showed K9 units and their officers being attacked on the platform.
Daily Mail has reached out to the Chicago Police Department for comment.
It doesn't appear that the transit cops were armed, leaving them vulnerable to attacks in a city where crime is up 42 percent over a four-year period, police statistics showed.
It doesn't appear that the transit cops were armed, leaving them vulnerable to attacks in a city where crime is up 42 percent over a four-year period, police statistics showed
Crime is, however, down 14 percent compared to 2024 between January and June.
And it's not just officers who are fearing attacks, as a 56-year-old man was beaten to death in a different subway station on July 4.
The man was involved in a late-night brawl at the Clark/Lake station around 10:30pm, where he suffered a head injury. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to People.
More than 2,200 crimes have taken place in the Windy City's subway system, with nearly 650 battery cases, 238 assaults, and 29 sex offenses.
A crime happens on the transit system once every three hours, the Illinois Policy found.
And every one ride out of 100,000 will result in a crime. The system has around 765,566 rides per weekday.
