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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.
With more than 570 homicides in 2024, police in Chicago reported fewer than 600 murders for the first time since 2019. Snelling noted the city’s progress but said there is still work to do.
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
An autopsy report confirmed that one victim died from a gunshot to the abdomen, two died from multiple wounds each, and one died from a shot to the head. [3] Six spent shell casings were found on the train. [4] About 15 minutes after the shooting, Davis returned to the Blue Line and boarded a train headed for The Loop.
Chicago: 1992-10-13: Seven-year-old boy caught in crossfire as he walked to school with his mother at Cabrini-Green: Joseph White: Chicago 1992-10-11 15-year-old male shot another student at Tilden High school over a game of dice Murder of Joseph Wallace: Chicago: 1993-04-19: Three-year-old boy murdered by mentally-ill mother: Robert Sandifer ...
But Terry Newsome, a white Chicago dad-turned-activist found there were 720 police incident reports logged at the Standard Club alone over the past 12 months.
The Chicago Police Department vacated the station in 1998. After extensive renovation, the red brick and limestone building became the home of the University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department. The renovations were done in a manner designed to uphold the historic significance of the building's architecture.
It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, allegedly set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet to be identified and the man charged with her murder says he ...