May to Date
Shot & Killed: 48
Shot & Wounded: 206
Total Shot: 254
Total Homicides: 51

Lightfoot Era (5/20/19 – 5/15/23)
Shot & Killed: 2,683
Shot & Wounded: 12,508
Total Shot: 15,191
Total Homicides: 2,945

Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 216
Shot & Wounded: 829
Total Shot: 1045
Total Homicides: 233

Don’t Demonize Weekend

Lori and Brandon infernoAfter logging, blogging, and memeing through more than 15k shot during the previous four-year stint, it’s now time to reset the shot clock for Brandon and kick-off the next four years with one last Spring Training weekend ahead of next weekend’s start to the Summer of Joy 2 – Exploding Car Batteries Because Root Causes.

Final Demonized 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, 33 wounded

Friday 5/19
5:05p 6000 S May, Englewood, M/28
5:45p 700 E 133rd, Riverdale, M/25
6:20p 100 W 105th, Roseland, M/33
11:50p 1300 S Springfield, N. Lawndale, M/32
Saturday 5/20
12:15a 4700 S Ada, New City, M/22
1:00a 6500 S Kenwood, Woodlawn, M/17
1:25a 6700 S Eberhart, Woodlawn, F/29
1:25a 6700 S Eberhart, Woodlawn, M/42
1:25a 6700 S Eberhart, Woodlawn, M/43
2:20a 2600 W 23rd, Little Village, M/17
2:20a 2000 N Pulaski, Hermosa, M/17
6:35a 2000 N Milwaukee, Logan Square, M/40
4:30p 7800 S Bennett, South Shore, M/30
4:50p 8000 S Crandon, South Chicago, M/19
7:00p 3900 W 82nd, Ashburn, M/27
8:05p 1100 S State, Loop, M/35
9:00p 1500 E 75th, South Shore, M/33
9:00p 1500 E 75th, South Shore, M/39
9:00p 1500 E 75th, South Shore, M/40
10:20p 5400 S Union, New City, F/35
Sunday 5/21
3:20a 2200 W Walnut, Near West Side, F/29
3:20a 2200 W Walnut, Near West Side, M/30
Man charged with shooting girl in vehicle
on Lake Shore Drive
7:00p 2700 N Lake Shore, Lincoln Park, F/17

10:25p 900 N Long, Austin, M/31
Don’t Demonize Monday
2:10a 1400 W Chicago, West Town, M/36

Key:
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Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday

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Shot Placement Chalkie 2023

2023 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head5646
chest4246
abdomen1841
back1469
face1331
side1013
neck511
unknown/other70536
As of 5/22/23
*Shot placement is not always reported. Chalkie shows general placement whereas the table shows exact placement by worst wounded reported.

Chicago Homicide Map 2023

2023 Homicide Map

N'hoodHomicidesWounded
Englewood2456
Austin1855
South Shore1161
Garfield Park1637
New City543
Grand Crossing1532
North Lawndale1037
Chatham1530
Roseland636
Near West Side730
Humboldt Park723
Auburn Gresham326
West Pullman519
Woodlawn419
South Chicago715
All Others75274
As of 5/22/23
Chicago Homicide Trend 2023

2023 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
2022260996
20212761,191
2020250942
2019211746
2018211879
20172571,137
20162621,296
2015174843
2014158701
Previous year data is reflective of May end total.

T-Shirts, Posters & Crap

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Chicago Gender of Victim 2023

2023 Gender of Victim

GenderKilledWounded
Male155541
Female2783
As of 5/1/23
Chicago Race of Victim or Assailant 2023

2023 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black14718
Hispanic296
White/Other61
As of 5/1/23
Chicago Cause of Death 2023

2023 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot16892.3%
Stabbing84.4%
Trauma42.2%
Child Abuse21.1%
As of 5/1/23

Substack & Others

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Chicago Police Involved Shootings 2023

2023 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
202332
Previous Year Totals
2022221
2021913
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
CPD Shot2-
CPD Suicides1-

2009-2012 stats account for on duty CPD incidents only. 2013-2023 may include other police forces within Chicago, such as the Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff, various 3 lettered state/federal agencies, suburban departments or university police forces. On-duty as well as off-duty incidents are included. Historical data pulled from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

2023 rounds detected via Shotspotter

2023 Rounds Detected

N'HoodRounds Detected
Englewood6,381
Austin3,229
New City3,078
West Pullman3,021
South Shore2,973
Roseland2,890
South Chicago2,859
Auburn Gresham2,524
Chatham2,321
Grand Crossing2,292
All Others24,755
As of 4/28/23

ShotSpotter is not found in every neighborhood while some have more than others. Rounds detected excludes those listed as possible fireworks. The bar chart intentionally excludes data from January 1, 2023 given the 13,186 rounds detected courtesy of New Years Day heavily skewed the y-axis. Data pulled from Shotspotter Alerts via the Chicago Data Portal.

Self defense Chicago 2023

2023 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
202314
Previous Year Totals
2022916
202157
2020119
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
As of 4/3/23
Age of Victim 2023 | Chicago

2023 Age of Victim

CohortKilledWounded
Kids (0-12)56
Teens (13-17)19103
Young Adults (18-35)124460
Middle Aged (36-54)51119
AARP (55+)722
Unknown324
As of 5/14/23
Chicago Multi-victim or mass shootings

2023 Mass Shootings

VictimsIncidentsKilled
6 shot13
5 shot12
4 shot21
Hat Trick92
2 shot7527
As of 5/1/23
Chicago carjackings | 2023

2023 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
2023409194.6%
Previous Year Totals
20221,6741197.1%
20211,8481065.7%
20201,413745.2%
2019603599.8%
2018775769.8%
2017938667.0%
20166636910.4%
20153393710.9%
20143033812.5%
20133445215.1%
2012487519.7%
20115545610.1%
2010570569.8%
20097358511.6%

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. Throughout the year, these numbers are adjusted downward (shocking!) to show lower year end totals. We record the number published around the 8th of the month and are not adjusted afterwards. Other auto related crimes are not included. Previous year data sets represent the entire year’s tally.

Chicago Homicides by Year, 1957 - 2019

Homicide Trend (1957-2022)

MayorTermHomicides
Richard J. Daley1955-197610,910
Michael Bilandic1976-19792,408
Jane Byrne1979-19833,202
Harold Washington1983-19873,295
Eugene Sawyer1987-1989978
Richard M. Daley1989-201114,653
Rahm Emanuel2011-20194,535
Lori Lightfoot2019-20232,945
Brandon Johnson2023--
Note: Lightfoot’s tally is 12p, May 20, 2019 – 11:59a, May 15, 2023. Brandon Johnson’s tally started at 12p, May 15, 2023.

Police Scanner Frequencies

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*Source Data & Editor’s Note

We compile our own dataset using the following sources: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-TimesHomicide 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.