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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.
History. The first gangs in Chicago were loosely organized groups of European immigrants in the late 1800s. In 1910, Big Jim Colosimo founded the Chicago Outfit on the South Side. In the early 1950s, immigration to Chicago had picked up considerably, namely to the west side and parts of the south side with many coming from Puerto Rico.
Sometime before 1:50 PM, Nightengale fatally shot 30-year-old Yiran Fan as he sat in his vehicle in a Hyde Park parking garage. [4] Shortly afterwards, Nightengale entered an apartment building at 4940 S. East End Ave., where he fatally shot doorwoman 46-year-old Aisha Johnson and wounded a 77-year-old-woman in the head as she grabbed her mail.
Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in a ...
Adam Zielinski. September 14, 2024 at 11:18 AM. CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a string of violent robberies on the city's Southwest Side early Thursday morning ...
DNC in Chicago: Windy City rocked by violence even with migrant gangs on ‘good behavior’. Michael Ruiz. August 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM. CHICAGO – The Windy City saw at least 30 people shot ...
As Crime Drops And DNC Arrives, Chicago Mayor Pitches Balanced Way To Reduce Violence. Daniel Marans. August 19, 2024 at 5:45 AM. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, likely the most progressive mayor ...
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.