December To Date
Shot & Killed: 38
Shot & Wounded: 187
Total Shot: 225
Total Homicides: 42
December To Date
Shot & Killed: 38
Shot & Wounded: 187
Total Shot: 225
Total Homicides: 42
Week in Progress (12/20 – 12/26)
Shot & Killed: 10
Shot & Wounded: 51
Total Shot: 61
Total Homicides: 10
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 705
Shot & Wounded: 3429
Total Shot: 4134
Total Homicides: 777
Updates will be sporadic as we enjoy some downtime ahead of the annual year end, not-quite-800-but-at-least-it’s-not-2016 quota run. Have yourself a safe, relaxing and enjoyable Christmas… preferably ignoring the Non-Essentials’ restrictions/mandates/finger-wagging while amongst as many family and friends as possible… out of state.
11:00p Peaceful Tally: 4 killed, 9 wounded
2018 Christmas tally: 9 killed, 54 wounded*
2018 Christmas tally: 6 killed, 28 wounded
2017 Christmas tally: 5 killed, 21 wounded
2016 Christmas tally: 12 killed, 51 wounded
2015 Christmas tally: 13 killed, 23 wounded
Christmas Eve
12:00p 9300 S Oglesby, Calumet Heights, M/29
3:15p 3400 W Ohio, Humboldt Park, M/19
6:25p 10200 S Yale, Roseland, F/42
7:30p 4600 W Adams, Austin, M/32
11:10p 1400 N Mayfield, Austin, F/24
Christmas Day
7:00a 7200 S Dobson, Grand Crossing, M/?
2:30p 7300 S Kenwood, South Shore, M/57
3:20p 400 W 41st, New City, M/24
3:45p 5500 W Monroe, Austin, M/34
5:35p 9000 S Laflin, Washington Heights, F/18
8:10p 4000 N Pulaski, Irving Park, M/27
8:40p 900 E 82nd, Chatham, M/?
9:20p 3300 W 52nd, Gage Park, M/20
Key:
shooting
homicide
Weekend = 12p Thursday – 6a Monday
*Each year has a different weekend timeframe
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Park | 61 | 303 | 364 |
| Austin | 76 | 286 | 362 |
| Englewood | 69 | 290 | 359 |
| North Lawndale | 37 | 223 | 260 |
| Humboldt Park | 37 | 162 | 199 |
| Auburn Gresham | 32 | 150 | 182 |
| South Shore | 39 | 121 | 160 |
| Grand Crossing | 22 | 137 | 159 |
| Chatham | 30 | 110 | 140 |
| Roseland | 23 | 114 | 137 |
| Little Village | 25 | 82 | 107 |
| Chicago Lawn | 22 | 81 | 103 |
| Near West Side | 12 | 89 | 101 |
| South Chicago | 23 | 78 | 101 |
| West Pullman | 19 | 79 | 98 |
| All Others | 241 | 1084 | 1325 |
| As of 12/21/20 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 206 | 132 |
| chest | 154 | 163 |
| back | 50 | 282 |
| abdomen | 39 | 214 |
| neck | 32 | 61 |
| side | 25 | 57 |
| face | 24 | 109 |
| shoulder | 6 | 151 |
| unknown/other | 216 | 1961 |
| As of 12/10/20 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 519 | 2,292 |
| 2018 | 591 | 2,466 |
| 2017 | 685 | 2,935 |
| 2016 | 808 | 3,658 |
| 2015 | 513 | 2,546 |
| 2014 | 464 | 2,230 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 POs | 0 | 10 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 12/1/20 | ||
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.
| Illness | + Tests | Deaths | +TFR* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 377,709 | 7,534 | 1.99% |
| Hi-Speed Lead | 4,121 | 701 | 17.0% |
| Thru 12/23/20 |
*+Test Fatality Rate (+TFR) = deaths/positive tests. Confirmed COVID-19 tests in Cook County as reported by the Coronavirus COVID-19 dashboard found on the garbage Illinois Department of Public Health website. A positive test result is not the same as a case and does not necessarily mean illness or hospitalization, it simply means a virus (may or may not be C19) was detected. PLEASE NOTE: A backlog of test results was released on Sept 4th. There is no indication of when these tests were performed, as such they’re all being attributed to a single day. Reporting f*ckups such as this should be ignored.
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| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 666 | 90.9% |
| Stabbing | 35 | 4.8% |
| Trauma | 19 | 2.6% |
| Strangulation | 4 | 0.5% |
| Auto | 4 | 0.5% |
| Child Abuse | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asphyxia | 1 | 0.1% |
| Maternal Death | 1 | 0.1% |
| As of 12/1/20 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 584 | 56 |
| Hispanic | 119 | 9 |
| White/Other | 29 | 5 |
| Police | - | 6 |
| Self Defense | - | 10 |
| Unknown | 1 | 647 |
| As of 12/1/20 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 655 | 2,762 |
| Female | 78 | 476 |
| As of 12/1/20 |
Confirmed COVID-19 deaths and related demographic data can be found at the Cook County Medical Examiner website. Conformed deaths are recorded as “WITH” or “RELATED TO” COVID-19 not necessarily “BECAUSE OF” COVID-19. Nursing (Slaughter) Homes: Coronavirus-related deaths at long-term care facilities now make up 55% of state total.
Currently, 90.7% of all COVID-19 related deaths in Cook County have at least one (1) underlying condition. 71.1% have at least two (2) or more.
| Comorbidity | Cases | %* |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 1,681 | 49.1% |
| Heart Disease | 1,417 | 41.4% |
| Diabetes | 1,411 | 41.2% |
| COPD | 582 | 17.0% |
| Kidney Disease | 543 | 15.9% |
| Dementia | 445 | 13.0% |
| Obesity | 312 | 9.1% |
| Atrial fibrillation | 309 | 9.0% |
| Hyperlipidemia | 291 | 8.5% |
| Cancer | 150 | 4.4% |
| All Others | 833 | 25.8% |
| Thru 5/28/20 |
| Shooter | Total Shot | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Community | 4,004 | 99.7% |
| On-duty CPD | 14 | 0.3% |
| As of 12/13/20 |
| # of Victims | # of Incidents | # Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 15 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 8 shot | 1 | 4 |
| 7 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 6 shot | 8 | 5 |
| 5 shot | 13 | 9 |
| 4 shot | 30 | 18 |
| Hat Trick | 103 | 43 |
| 2 shot | 440 | 138 |
| As of 11/30/20 |
*Costs assume the following:
Cost estimates provided by Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion and The bill for treating a gunshot wound: $21,000 for the first 35 minutes.
| Year | Carjackings | Arrests | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1157 | 50 | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 603 | 55 | 9.1% |
| 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% |
| Thru 11/17/20 | |||
Carjacking data comes directly from the CPD’s own data set, so add 20% to obtain the true numbers. Previous year data sets represent the entire year’s tally.
| District | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 011 | 92 | 459 | 551 |
| 007 | 69 | 307 | 376 |
| 006 | 69 | 282 | 351 |
| 010 | 59 | 270 | 329 |
| 004 | 64 | 225 | 289 |
| 015 | 58 | 195 | 253 |
| 005 | 43 | 202 | 245 |
| 003 | 41 | 196 | 237 |
| 009 | 36 | 180 | 216 |
| 012 | 23 | 148 | 171 |
| 008 | 40 | 129 | 169 |
| 025 | 19 | 126 | 145 |
| 002 | 21 | 106 | 127 |
| 022 | 20 | 97 | 117 |
| 017 | 11 | 65 | 76 |
| 014 | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| 024 | 10 | 43 | 53 |
| 018 | 9 | 43 | 52 |
| 001 | 6 | 44 | 50 |
| ISP | 5 | 30 | 35 |
| 019 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 016 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 020 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Unknown | - | 4 | 4 |
| CCS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| As of 11/30/20 | |||
| 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- |
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| Freq. | CPD Dist. | Main 'hoods |
|---|---|---|
| 460.125 | CW 1 | Citywide |
| 460.175 | CW 2 | Evidence Techs |
| 460.150 | 001 & 018 | Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast |
| 460.500 | 002 | Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard |
| 460.075 | 003 | Woodlawn, South Shore |
| 460.200 | 004 & 006 | Auburn Gresham, Chatham |
| 460.025 | 005 & 022 | Roseland, West Pullman |
| 460.400 | 007 & 008 | Englewood, Chicago Lawn |
| 460.450 | 009 | Bridgeport, Brighton Park, New City |
| 460.225 | 012 & 014 | Near West Side, Wicker Park, Logan Square |
| 460.100 | 010 & 011 | Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale |
| 460.425 | 015 & 025 | Austin, Belmont-Cragin |
| 460.050 | 019 | Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown |
| 460.375 | 020 & 024 | Edgewater, Rogers Park |
| Chicago Fire | Citywide | |
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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 (no longer updated), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker & Homicide Tracker, Cook County Medical Examiner, CPD’s Historical Data Set, City of Chicago Data Portal, Chicago Police Department Arrest Record Search and CPD CLEARMAP.
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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.
