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For example, in 2023, the homicide rate in Chicago (one of the most segregated cities in the country) was 20 times higher for Black residents than it was for white residents. The good news: Year-to-date, homicides have decreased 12%, and shootings are down 14% percent.
We estimate the city is currently on track for 794-798 homicides by the end of the year. districts. In 1991, the rate was 13 times higher – meaning since the ‘90s, the safety gap has doubled in Chicago’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. This disproportionately impacts Black residents.
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 ...
Chicago saw a homicide total lower than 500 in 2019, the first time under that threshold since 2015. The spike in violent crime that has plagued Chicago since 2016 has even more gravity...
Despite making up just one-third of Chicago’s population, more than three-quarters of the city’s homicide victims are Black. Share of homicide victims by race, year-to-date (1991-2023) Based on data from January 1st, 2023 – December 13th, 2023. The share of homicide victims over age 30 has increased significantly since 2019, from 41% to 53%.
The number of people slain so far in 2024: 494. That’s 23 fewer people killed when compared with 2023. Austin leads all community areas with the most homicides so far in 2024 — 45. Where each...
Summary data on murders that occurred in Chicago by district, type of location, clearance, day month and time, motive, method, victim, and offender variables. Domestic Violence: 2014: Contains a quarterly report for March, June, and September 2014. Use of Force: 2021: Contains summary data regarding use of force for each year.
Chicago saw a homicide total lower in 2020 of 770, a tragic jump over the 496 from 2019. The spike in violent crime that has plagued Chicago since 2016 has even more gravity when viewed in...
Despite making up just one-third of Chicago’s population, more than three-quarters of the city’s homicide victims are Black. Share of homicide victims by race, year-to-date (1991-2023) Based on data from January 1st, 2023 – December 13th, 2023. Safety Gap by Geography.
The year 2021 ended as one of the deadliest on record in recent years in Chicago. According to statistics released by the city's police department on Saturday, there were 797 homicides compared to 772 in 2020 and 498 in 2019.