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Most accurate 2021 crime rates for Chicago, IL. Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chicago is 1 in 186 and property crime is 1 in 31. Compare Chicago crime data to other cities, states, and neighborhoods in the U.S. on NeighborhoodScout.
Track the pace of homicides and shootings in Chicago’s most violent areas, based on Sun-Times and city data.
Mar 12, 2024 · CHICAGO (March 12, 2024) – The number of violent crimes grew to its highest level in a decade last year, but the arrest rate dropped, according to a new analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute....
This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days.
- 5 Shot Outside Lincoln Park Zoo
- 4 Shot, 1 Fatally, in Austin
- 2 Killed, 3 Wounded in Roseland Shooting
- 4 Shot, 1 Fatally, in Ashburn Drive-By
- 15-Year-Old Killed
- Three Teens Shot in West Garfield Park
- Other Fatal Shootings
The first mass shooting of the weekend occurred early Saturday just outside Lincoln Park Zoo. A group of people were gathered in the 1900 block of North Stockton Drive when an argument broke out and someone pulled out a gun and fired shots around 4:40 a.m., according to Chicago police. A 17-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks and taken to Northw...
Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, four men were shot, one fatally, in the Austin neighborhood. The five men were fighting inside a garage in the 5400 block of West Crystal Streetwhen one of them pulled out a gun and opened fire, according to police. One man, 31, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he w...
Later that day, five people were shot, two fatally, in a drive-by attack at a park in Roseland on the Far South Side. Just before 8 p.m., a gunman in a gray Honda sedan pulled up and fired at a family celebration at Wendell Smith Park in the 9900 block of South Princeton Avenue, Pendarvis told reporters Sunday night. Responding officers found a 37-...
On Monday, a man was killed and three other people, including a 16-year-old boy, were wounded in a drive-by shooting in Ashburn on the South Side. Just after 2:30 p.m., the four were in a car near the 3200 block of West 79th Street when someone driving in the opposite direction opened fire, police said. The driver of the car crashed into a semi-tru...
Saturday afternoon, a 15-year-old boy was shot to death and another teen was wounded in East Garfield Park. The boys were in the 100 block of South Homan Avenuewhen someone opened fire about 4:45 p.m. The 15-year-old was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The othe...
Late Monday night, three teens were standing on a porch in the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone fired shots, striking the two 17-year-old girls and 19-year old man. One of the girls was in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the eye, while the other two were listed in good condition. No arrests have been made and detectives are ...
Two men were shot, one fatally, Monday afternoon in Austin on the West Side. About 3:45 p.m., a man, 21, was shot in the head in the 4600 block of West Maypole Avenue, Chicago police said. He was t...A man was shot to death Monday morning while driving in the Garfield Park neighborhood. The man, 32, was driving in the 4400 block of West Gladys Avenuewhen he was shot multiple times throughout hi...A man was shot and killed at the entrance of a fast-food restaurant in West Pullman Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the 32-year-old was fighting with another man in the vestibule of a fast food r...Hours earlier, a 39-year-old man was shot and killed in Auburn Gresham. He was outside about 9:20 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Kerfoot Avenuewhen he was shot in the chest, police said. He was ta...Jan 3, 2022 · Chicago’s bloodshed was largely confined to just a handful of neighborhoods — 10 of the city’s 77 community areas accounted for more than half of all homicides citywide.
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.
