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That's seen shootings spike and murders rise just in the first quarter of this year. for novalez, the solution is in the community. >> once you establish a relationship with them, people are more apt to speak with you, exchange information, tell you about problems that sometimes we don't think are police problems but may lead to police problems. >> reporter: >> reporter: chicago's re-imagined initiative encourages officers to break from traditional activities and it commits two officers to every south and west side strict. >> proactively in the field engage members in the community. >> those t...

Information. tell you about problems you don't think are police problems, may lead to police problems. >> reporter: the neighborhood policing initiative pushes officers to break from traditional policing and engage the public, passing out food, coaching sports, hosting events. it commits two officers or d.c. os to every south and west side district. >> the job is to proactively in the field engage members of the community. >> those two officers, that's their only job. >> that is their only job. they're not responsible for radio calls. >> reporter: in the first year, it seemed to be working. tr...