A 15-year-old boy was charged with robbing a teen at gunpoint and trying to hold up another victim on a CTA platform Thursday morning on Chicago's West Side.

Republican state Sen. Steve McClure says Chicago’s rising violent crime numbers and data showing arrests have now dipped to just one in every seven such cases proves that criminal justice policies in the city and state are not working.

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Chicago for five counts of armed robbery from incidents last June. He was charged for multiple robberies involving victims aged 32 to 62.

Chicago residents reported 28,443 violent crimes during 2024. Attacks and threats were both up, with aggravated assaults hitting a 20-year high.

The 15-year-old faces felony counts of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon while possessing a weapon.