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• Source: Chicago Sun-Times
• Date: May 13, 2007
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• Bylines: Art Golab
• Topics: Local Government , Transportation
• Data Types: Local Data
• Description/Excerpt: Minority neighborhoods on the West and South sides are getting kicked harder by city booting crews than other parts of the city, according to a Chicago Sun-Times analysis of city data. But the city says no neighborhood is safe from the dreaded booting vans, it's just that they happen to find more boot-listed cars in minority communities. The neighborhood with the most cars booted per person in 2006 was the Near West Side, where 1,699 vehicles got the clamp, or 3 for every 100 residents. Though it includes gentrifying Little Italy and University Village areas -- it is nearly 60 percent minority. In fact, 24 of the top 25 community areas in boots per capita were mostly black or Hispanic.
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