CVO Public Safety Quarterly Report Q1 2026

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The Coalition of Veterans Organizations First Quarter (Q1) 2026 Public Safety Report..

SUMMARY: The Coalition of Veterans Organizations’ First Quarter (Q1) 2026 Public Safety Report highlights 316 CTA crimes, primarily on trains, alongside opposition to using federal agents for domestic immigration enforcement. The report further outlines a VA policy shift reversing veteran reporting to the NICS database, a legal challenge against a special prosecutor in Cook County, and Illinois State Police efforts to identify human trafficking victims.You can review the full details of this report below.

CVO Public Safety Quarterly Report Q4 2025

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The Coalition of Veterans Organizations Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2025 Public Safety Report..

SUMMARY: The Coalition of Veterans Organizations December 2025 report highlights efforts to enhance public safety through the recruitment of new Cook County prosecutors and the use of Veteran Treatment Courts for rehabilitation. Concurrently, the Chicago Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs is focused on reducing recidivism through targeted support services, while the Chicago Police Department reported 416 murders and 1,471 shootings for the year. Additionally, the report outlines initiatives for police accountability via officer decertification and details community safety efforts by the UChicago Crime Lab. You can review the full details of this report below.