But I was just as pleased a week and a half ago when we opened the new Costco store at Damen and Clybourn, because it's creating 250 new jobs, and many of them will be filled by residents of the Lathrop Homes and the Logan Square community. I was just as pleased in announcing two new developments that are coming to the Pilsen Industrial Corridor, which will bring needed jobs to that important community. And I'll be just as pleased next Wednesday when we open the new StyleMaster plant on a former illegal dump site on the Southwest Side. Because this factory, which is owned by an African-American woman, will create 400 new jobs over the next three years. So we've done very well since our last Neighborhood Assembly in October.
Population is up, immigration is up and employment is up.
The crime rate. And we're glad it is. In fact, violent and property crimes were down last year for the ninth year in a row. And that's a tribute to all of you, the people who work every day with our CAPS program to solve the neighborhood problems that can result in crime. It's also a tribute to the men and women of the Chicago Police Department, who are out there every day, risking their lives to serve and protect the people of this city.