For years, the United States has been lecturing India on crime, law and order, and safety of its citizens. Washington has gone as far as issuing travel advisories against India, often exaggerated by its media with selective coverage of potholes, pollution, and isolated incidents. But now, the hypocrisy has been laid bare by none other than the White House itself. In a shocking admission, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared that Chicago’s murder rate is nearly 15 times higher than Delhi’s. Yes, 15 times! While America drowns under its own crises illegal immigration, rampant gun killings, and hate attacks its obsession with India continues.
White House Admits Chicago Crime Crisis
The revelation came when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt compared Chicago’s violent crime rate with global cities to justify US President Donald Trump’s executive order deploying specialized federal units to the city. She said: “Chicago’s murder rate is more than double Islamabad’s and nearly 15 times higher than New Delhi’s.”
This was meant to highlight the urgent need for intervention. But the comparison left many Indians questioning why is the United States dragging India into its domestic failures? If Washington itself admits Chicago is deadlier than Delhi, can it still justify tagging India “unsafe” in travel advisories?
The Reality of ‘Dream City’ Chicago
Behind the glittering skyline and “dream city” tag, Chicago has been America’s murder capital for over a decade. According to the White House data:
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Chicago had the highest murder rate among US cities with over 1 million people for 7 consecutive years.
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In 2025, its per capita murder rate was 3x Los Angeles and nearly 5x New York.
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For 13 years, Chicago has recorded the most murders of any US city.
And yet, when Americans look at India, they see Delhi or Mumbai as “crime capitals” a perception carefully fueled by Western media.
Immigration, Guns & Attacks on Indians : America’s Real Problem
The US today is exploding with crises it can’t contain. Millions of illegal immigrants are pouring in across the southern border, straining law enforcement. Gun violence claims thousands of lives annually. Indian-origin families are increasingly targeted beaten, shot, or harassed.
Instead of fixing these burning problems, Washington finds time to issue advisories against India, highlighting petty incidents while ignoring its own blood-soaked streets. The irony is impossible to miss: a country that reports mass shootings almost weekly wants to lecture the world on safety?
Why Compare India At All?
The White House disclosure confirms one thing Chicago’s crisis is real. But what baffles many is why India was brought into the equation at all. If Washington wants to expose crime in its cities, why not compare Chicago with other US cities? Why drag New Delhi into this, when India is thousands of miles away and has a far lower murder rate?
The answer, perhaps, lies in strategy. Every advisory, every comparison, every global index is part of a calculated campaign to portray India as chaotic, unsafe, and unworthy of being a global power. It is propaganda, not fact.
Facts Over Fake Narratives
The US media and government can keep creating narratives, but the numbers don’t lie. Chicago’s murder rate is 15 times higher than Delhi’s. This is not India saying it this is the White House itself. Yet Americans, and sadly many “woke” Indians, keep glorifying the US while mocking India. The truth is simple: before pointing fingers abroad, Washington needs to clean up its own backyard