May to Date
Shot & Killed: 23
Shot & Wounded: 116
Total Shot: 139
Total Homicides: 27
May to Date
Shot & Killed: 23
Shot & Wounded: 116
Total Shot: 139
Total Homicides: 27
Week in Progress (5/12 – 5/18)
Shot & Killed: 9
Shot & Wounded: 41
Total Shot: 50
Total Homicides: 9
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 161
Shot & Wounded: 729
Total Shot: 890
Total Homicides: 187
It’s been a year since the reigns of power were transferred from a dumpster fire to a raging tire fire. While the tire fire has only recorded about an extra 45 wounded when comparing first-year runs, the inferno has managed an additional 75 homicides. Additionally, this is the final weekend of Spring Training as the Summer of Silly Decisions starts next Friday.
11:00p Demonized Tally: 1 killed, 5 wounded
2023 weekend tally: 2 killed, 24 wounded
2022 weekend tally: 3 killed, 30 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 14 killed, 41 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 7 killed, 34 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 3 killed, 13 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 4 killed, 34 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 5 killed, 36 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 6 killed, 40 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 2 killed, 47 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 7 killed, 24 wounded
Average tally: 5 killed, 32 wounded
Friday 5/17
4:35p 3800 W 85th, Ashburn, M/54
7:25p 5500 W Quincy, Austin, M/14
7:25p 5500 W Quincy, Austin, F/15
7:25p 5500 W Quincy, Austin, M/18
8:15p 5700 S Aberdeen, Englewood, M/42
8:30p 5300 W North, Austin, M/25
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| chest | 44 | 38 |
| head | 38 | 22 |
| abdomen | 12 | 48 |
| face | 12 | 14 |
| back | 7 | 61 |
| neck | 5 | 21 |
| shoulder | 3 | 31 |
| unknown/other | 59 | 465 |
| As of 5/13/24 |
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 12 | 47 |
| Englewood | 11 | 45 |
| Garfield Park | 10 | 45 |
| Auburn Gresham | 13 | 31 |
| South Shore | 8 | 34 |
| North Lawndale | 4 | 32 |
| Chatham | 12 | 22 |
| Grand Crossing | 15 | 18 |
| Humboldt Park | 3 | 30 |
| Roseland | 7 | 25 |
| Little Village | 6 | 25 |
| Near West Side | 5 | 26 |
| New City | 4 | 27 |
| West Pullman | 4 | 17 |
| South Chicago | 5 | 15 |
| All Others | 61 | 261 |
| As of 5/13/24 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 255 | 893 |
| 2022 | 261 | 996 |
| 2021 | 276 | 1191 |
| 2020 | 254 | 942 |
| 2019 | 211 | 746 |
| 2018 | 211 | 879 |
| 2017 | 257 | 1137 |
| 2016 | 262 | 1296 |
| 2015 | 174 | 843 |
| 2014 | 157 | 701 |
Previous year data is reflective of May’s end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 | 697 | 849 |
| 2023 | 196 | 716 | 912 |
| 2022 | 203 | 821 | 1,024 |
| 2021 | 210 | 959 | 1,169 |
| 2020 | 170 | 727 | 897 |
| 2019 | 154 | 614 | 768 |
| As of 5/12/24 | |||
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| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 141 | 527 |
| Female | 18 | 86 |
| As of 5/1/24 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 124 | 22 |
| Hispanic | 30 | 3 |
| White/Other | 5 | - |
| As of 5/1/24 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 135 | 84.9% |
| Stabbing | 9 | 5.7% |
| Trauma | 8 | 5.0% |
| Auto | 3 | 1.9% |
| Strangulation | 2 | 1.2% |
| Child Abuse | 1 | 0.6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.6% |
| As of 5/1/24 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 | 28 |
| 2013 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 8 | 49 |
| 2011 | 23 | 37 |
| 2010 | 13 | 33 |
| 2009 | 19 | 42 |
| CPD Shot | 1 | 3 |
| CPD Suicides | 1 | - |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 4/30/24 | ||
| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 4 | 10 |
| Teens (13-17) | 12 | 63 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 90 | 354 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 41 | 138 |
| AARP (55+) | 11 | 21 |
| Unknown | 1 | 27 |
| As of 5/1/24 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 11 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 7 shot | 1 | - |
| 5 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 4 shot | 4 | 7 |
| Hat Trick | 11 | 8 |
| 2 shot | 64 | 24 |
| As of 4/30/24 |
| Legal Outcome | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total Homicides | 627 | 100% |
| No Suspect Charged | 480 | 76.6% |
| Suspect Charged | 119 | 19.0% |
| Bar to Prosecute | 19 | 3.0% |
| Death of Offender | 9 | 1.4% |
| As of 2/8/24 |
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| Mayor | Term | Homicides |
|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Daley | 1955-1976 | 10,910 |
| Michael Bilandic | 1976-1979 | 2,408 |
| Jane Byrne | 1979-1983 | 3,202 |
| Harold Washington | 1983-1987 | 3,295 |
| Eugene Sawyer | 1987-1989 | 978 |
| Richard M. Daley | 1989-2011 | 14,653 |
| Rahm Emanuel | 2011-2019 | 4,535 |
| Lori Lightfoot | 2019-2023 | 2,945 |
| Brandon Johnson | 2023- | 548 |
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We compile our own dataset using the following sources: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Homicide Watch Chicago (no longer updated), DNAInfo Chicago (out of business), Chicago Redeye Homicide Tracker (long gone), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker (no longer updated) & Homicide Tracker (declared dead), Sun-Times Homicide Tracker, Cook County Medical Examiner, CPD’s Historical Data Set, City of Chicago Data Portal, Chicago Police Department Arrest Record Search, CPD CLEARMAP, Various CPD Dashboards, ISP Expressway Shooting Dashboard, CPD’s Media Major Incident Notifications and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.
Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by Crimeisdown.com’s most excellent Incident Map or the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.
Editor’s note: All murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murders. We count homicides, whereas the CPD counts murders. A homicide, or a non-fatal shooting, regardless of type or by whom, within the city limits of Chicago counts towards our total metric, including anything on the expressways. CPD-involved, ISP-involved and justifiable homicides all count. Reckless homicides may count if the Medical Examiner rules that the cause of death was a homicide. Suicides do not count. Additional definitions can be found on the Glossary page.
All statistics, metrics, charts, graphs and other visualizations are preliminary based on the data available at the time. All incidents are subject to further analysis or change.
