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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.
Washington Heights is in the Chicago Police Department's 22nd District, whose headquarters is in nearby Morgan Park. [65] Between November 2018 and November 2019 3,165 crimes were committed in Washington Heights, ranking it 32nd in crime; [66] 291 of the crimes were violent, ranking the community 29th in violent crime. [66]
Crime in Illinois (2019) [2] Violent Crime Property Crime Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Total 51,561 832 6,078 12,464 32,187 233,984 34,433 180,776 18,775 Rate per 100,000 inhabitants 406.9 6.6 48.0 98.4 254.0 1,846.5 271.7 1,426.6 148.2
Violent crime rates vary significantly by area of the city, with more economically developed areas having low rates, but other sections have much higher rates of crime. [297] In 2013, the violent crime rate was 910 per 100,000 people; [ 299 ] the murder rate was 10.4 per 100,000 – while high crime districts saw 38.9 murders, low crime ...
Ford Heights (formerly East Chicago Heights) is a village and a suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Many of the area’s first settlers were African American and since its incorporation in 1949 the village has remained predominantly Black.
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of ... City Popul. Yearly Crime Rates per 100,000 people ... Illinois: Chicago ...
Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .
The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2), the metropolitan area ...