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Austin leads all community areas with the most homicides so far in 2024 — 28. Where each homicide has occurred so far in 2024 (through July 30) Sources: City of Chicago, Tribune reporting ...
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives.
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...
The following 50 cities have the highest homicide rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people. [1] This is based on 2022 data from El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal (The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice), an advocacy group from Mexico City.
Latin Kings murders: Chicago: 1979-02-25: 3: Three teenagers were found with their throats slashed in a car in Chicago. They were murdered after asking Latin Kings members where they could buy marijuana. [16] Kenneth Allen: Chicago: 1979-03-03: 2: Convicted of killing two Chicago police officers: Chicago Tylenol murders: Chicago: 1982: 7
Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.
Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. As 2024 ends, Johnson and Snelling again point to drops in homicides, shootings. Data is through Dec. 31, 2024.
2024 date Location State or territory Dead Injured Total Description December 31: Adams County: Mississippi: 1 5 6: A man was killed and five others were injured in a shooting attack south of Natchez. [16] December 31: Oakland (4) California: 1 3 4: A group of people were fired at in the Jack London Square area, killing a man and wounding three ...