Final October Totals (vs 2021)
Shot & Killed: 59 (0%)
Shot & Wounded: 251 (-17%)
Total Shot: 310 (-14%)
Total Homicides: 64 (-2%)
Final October Totals (vs 2021)
Shot & Killed: 59 (0%)
Shot & Wounded: 251 (-17%)
Total Shot: 310 (-14%)
Total Homicides: 64 (-2%)
Week in Progress (10/30 – 11/5)
Shot & Killed: 2
Shot & Wounded: 44
Total Shot: 46
Total Homicides: 2
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 554
Shot & Wounded: 2558
Total Shot: 3112
Total Homicides: 613
A late 14 victim mass shooting helped further pad October’s already above average totals, yet with both homicides and shot and wounded metrics coming in slightly lower than last year, there is a “downward trend” which means crime is down.
October 2022: 64 killed, 251 wounded
October 2021: 65 killed, 301 wounded
October 2020: 72 killed, 294 wounded
October 2019: 40 killed, 192 wounded
October 2018: 54 killed, 209 wounded
October 2017: 59 killed, 227 wounded
October 2016: 82 killed, 348 wounded
October 2015: 31 killed, 203 wounded
October 2014: 39 killed, 215 wounded
October 2013: 35 killed, 98 wounded
Average Oct: 52 killed, 232 wounded
A breakdown of the month’s idiocy shows:
We were overly aggressive with our October forecast of 70 homicides with 295 shot and wounded as all the lead in the air failed to make contact on a more frequent basis. Our 600 homicides before sunrise on the 24th prop bet did pay out. Looking ahead to November, last year the month ended with 63 killed and 257 wounded but some late expirations eventually pushed the homicide count to 67. We’re going to forecast 60 homicides with 250 shot and wounded for this November.
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| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Park | 40 | 209 | 249 |
| Englewood | 45 | 191 | 236 |
| Austin | 38 | 136 | 174 |
| South Shore | 37 | 116 | 153 |
| Grand Crossing | 14 | 129 | 143 |
| Auburn Gresham | 33 | 107 | 140 |
| Humboldt Park | 19 | 117 | 136 |
| North Lawndale | 24 | 104 | 128 |
| Roseland | 20 | 85 | 105 |
| Little Village | 16 | 88 | 104 |
| New City | 23 | 81 | 104 |
| Near West Side | 15 | 77 | 92 |
| Chatham | 19 | 62 | 81 |
| South Chicago | 15 | 60 | 75 |
| Chicago Lawn | 18 | 53 | 71 |
| All Others | 236 | 915 | 1151 |
| As of 10/31/22 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 158 | 95 |
| chest | 124 | 118 |
| back | 37 | 222 |
| abdomen | 28 | 145 |
| face | 27 | 108 |
| neck | 19 | 50 |
| side | 9 | 43 |
| unknown/other | 210 | 1749 |
| As of 10/31/22 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 730 | 3,244 |
| 2020 | 679 | 2,951 |
| 2019 | 446 | 1,951 |
| 2018 | 500 | 2,151 |
| 2017 | 599 | 2,602 |
| 2016 | 663 | 3,097 |
| 2015 | 434 | 2,169 |
| 2014 | 380 | 1,902 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 17 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 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 | - | 8 |
| CPD Suicides | 5 | - |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 10/4/22 | ||
Stats do NOT include on/off-duty police or other law enforcement and are not limited to firearm related incidents; fatal stabbings are also included. Previous years’ stats reflect totals for entire year.
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| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 554 | 90.4% |
| Stabbing | 25 | 4.1% |
| Trauma | 21 | 3.4% |
| Auto | 5 | 0.8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.5% |
| Strangulation | 2 | 0.3% |
| Child Abuse | 1 | 0.2% |
| Defenestration | 1 | 0.2% |
| Drowning | 1 | 0.2% |
| As of 11/1/22 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 481 | 61 |
| Hispanic | 104 | 22 |
| White/Other | 28 | 5 |
| As of 11/1/22 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 532 | 2,141 |
| Female | 81 | 409 |
| As of 11/1/22 |
| Year | Carjackings | Arrests | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1295 | 83 | 6.4% |
| Previous Year Totals | |||
| 2021 | 1848 | 106 | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 1413 | 74 | 5.2% |
| 2019 | 603 | 59 | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 775 | 76 | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 938 | 66 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 663 | 69 | 10.4% |
| 2015 | 339 | 37 | 10.9% |
| 2014 | 303 | 38 | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 344 | 52 | 15.1% |
| 2012 | 487 | 51 | 9.7% |
| 2011 | 554 | 56 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 570 | 56 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 735 | 85 | 11.6% |
Carjacking data comes directly from the CPD’s own data set, so add 20% to obtain the true numbers. Carjacking and arrest tallies are directly related to either the IUCR codes of 0325 & 0326 only. Other auto related crimes are not included. Previous year data sets represent the entire year’s tally.
| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 12 | 34 |
| Teens (13-17) | 44 | 249 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 381 | 1,509 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 139 | 511 |
| AARP (55+) | 37 | 110 |
| Unknown | - | 150 |
| As of 11/1/22 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 14 shot | 1 | - |
| 10 shot | 1 | 2 |
| 9 shot | 1 | 2 |
| 7 shot | 1 | - |
| 6 shot | 1 | - |
| 5 shot | 11 | 11 |
| 4 shot | 26 | 10 |
| Hat Trick | 66 | 24 |
| 2 shot | 303 | 103 |
| As of 11/1/22 |
| District | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 011 | 64 | 309 | 373 |
| 007 | 46 | 199 | 245 |
| 006 | 48 | 191 | 239 |
| 003 | 36 | 195 | 231 |
| 010 | 34 | 172 | 206 |
| 009 | 39 | 145 | 184 |
| 004 | 38 | 139 | 177 |
| 005 | 42 | 121 | 163 |
| 002 | 26 | 111 | 137 |
| 008 | 24 | 113 | 137 |
| 012 | 17 | 98 | 115 |
| 015 | 26 | 89 | 115 |
| 022 | 26 | 76 | 102 |
| 025 | 15 | 65 | 80 |
| 001 | 16 | 60 | 76 |
| 018 | 13 | 52 | 65 |
| 017 | 9 | 43 | 52 |
| ISP | 4 | 41 | 45 |
| 014 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 024 | 8 | 29 | 37 |
| 019 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 016 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 020 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| UofC | 1 | 1 | |
| As of 10/3/22 | |||
| 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 | 2019-2022* | 2,606 |
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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 and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.
Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App (defunct) and/or Crimeisdown.com’s most excellent Incident Map.
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.
