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Just because many have become numb to headlines about the continued violence in American cities doesn’t mean the situation is any less dire now. Nowhere is that more evident than in Chicago.
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.
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Chicago (50) Illinois: 0 4 4: Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting while walking down a road on the West Side. Two of the wounded were teenage girls. [70] November 16: Chicago (49) Illinois: 0 4 4: Four people were wounded at the Dearborn homes after another group began an argument which escalated. [71] November 15: Shreveport (3 ...
Officers found Zapantis, dressed in a gladiator-like outfit and wielding a sword. After trying to contain him in the home, he appeared again without the outfit or sword. Police tased Zapantis multiple times and restrained him, causing him to lose consciousness. His death was ruled a homicide. [2] 2020-06-18: Andres Guardado (18) Hispanic/Latino
This year’s unprecedented drop in murders is at odds with a widespread belief that crime is actually increasing nationwide. Cities saw historic drop in homicides in 2023, data tracker says ...
The Chicago Tribune reported that during the shooting, a fight had happened between a witness and police officials. [12] In June, a juvenile was arrested in connection with the shooting after turning himself in to the police. [13] Lightfoot and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department David Brown blamed the shooting on the parents of the ...
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