I keep hearing "Toronto is coming close to Chicago" but I dont see it

[eltodesukane]

Chicago is the new Detroit, meaning it's going downward.

Population history
1940 3,396,808 0.6%
1950 3,620,962 6.6%
1960 3,550,404 −1.9%
1970 3,366,957 −5.2%
1980 3,005,072 −10.7%
1990 2,783,911 −7.4%
2000 2,896,016 4.0%
2010 2,695,598 −6.9%

There have been 462 homicides in Chicago in 2019.
https://graphics.suntimes.com/homicides/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-homicides-data-tracker-htmlstory.html