December to Date
Shot & Killed: 37
Shot & Wounded: 122
Total Shot: 159
Total Homicides: 40
December to Date
Shot & Killed: 37
Shot & Wounded: 122
Total Shot: 159
Total Homicides: 40
Last Week: 12/22 – 12/28 (vs WoW)
Shot & Killed: 5 (-29%)
Shot & Wounded: 37 (+68%)
Total Shot: 42 (+45%)
Total Homicides: 6 (-14%)
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 537
Shot & Wounded: 2436
Total Shot: 2973
Total Homicides: 608
With mere hours left in 2024, we wanted to post our usual note to illustrate how the year-end totals are accounted for and how best to compare this year to years past.
Past year-end totals reflected on this site account for resolved death investigations, found bodies, and late passings that can and will occur for many years after the clock strikes midnight on Jan 1st. We apply those incidents toward the time of occurrence, not the date of death. Other agencies, such as the CPD, choose to add those resolved death investigations, found bodies, and late passings to the year in which the death was recorded.
Looking back at 2023, when the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2024, the final totals for 2023 were:
Shot & Killed: 575
Shot & Wounded: 2,501
Total Shot: 3,076
Total Homicides: 644
Since then, the totals have shifted slightly as additional homicides have been recorded:
Shot & Killed: 577 (+2)
Shot & Wounded: 2,500 (-1)
Total Shot: 3,077 (+1)
Total Homicides: 650 (+6)
Looking back at 2022, when the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2023, the final totals for 2022 were:
Shot & Killed: 665
Shot & Wounded: 2,937
Total Shot: 3,602
Total Homicides: 734
Over the two past years, the totals have shifted more so as additional homicides have been recorded:
Shot & Killed: 666 (+1)
Shot & Wounded: 2,937 (0)
Total Shot: 3,603 (+1)
Total Homicides: 739 (+5)
In addition to the known shifts over time, the Medical Examiner routinely listed homicides where we cannot locate a corresponding CPD report. These cases usually involve individuals who were injured at some point in the mid-to-distant past only to pass away today. These homicides are left out of our count because we do not have a definite date, time and location. This year there are 13 such cases.
Final note: All murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murder. We count homicides that occur within the Chicago city limits, whereas the CPD counts murders within their jurisdiction. Therefore, the two totals will never equal one another, we will always be higher, while they’ll always be lower.
Wherever 2024 finishes on January 1st when compared to the last 10 years, it’ll be an average year regardless how it’s reported – 6 years will be worse and 4 years won’t be as bad. Average will be considered average by most, but the best-ist evah! by others.
View all Enlightening Commentary| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 139 | 94 |
| chest | 118 | 129 |
| back | 40 | 209 |
| abdomen | 29 | 155 |
| face | 29 | 78 |
| neck | 23 | 60 |
| side | 11 | 49 |
| other/unknown | 205 | 1599 |
| As of 12/15/24 |
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 39 | 185 |
| Austin | 50 | 173 |
| Garfield Park | 32 | 156 |
| North Lawndale | 26 | 135 |
| South Shore | 35 | 106 |
| Auburn Gresham | 32 | 88 |
| Little Village | 23 | 97 |
| Grand Crossing | 38 | 74 |
| Near West Side | 16 | 88 |
| Humboldt Park | 16 | 87 |
| Chatham | 26 | 68 |
| New City | 15 | 76 |
| Roseland | 23 | 67 |
| West Pullman | 20 | 64 |
| Chicago Lawn | 15 | 67 |
| All Others | 197 | 862 |
| As of 12/22/24 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 650 | 2,500 |
| 2022 | 739 | 2,936 |
| 2021 | 856 | 3,745 |
| 2020 | 798 | 3,451 |
| 2019 | 521 | 2,291 |
| 2018 | 592 | 2,465 |
| 2017 | 685 | 2,935 |
| 2016 | 808 | 3,658 |
| 2015 | 513 | 2,546 |
| 2014 | 465 | 2,229 |
Previous year data is reflective of year end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 533 | 2393 | 2926 | 18.2% |
| 2023 | 577 | 2458 | 3035 | 19.0% |
| 2022 | 664 | 2874 | 3538 | 18.8% |
| 2021 | 796 | 3660 | 4456 | 17.9% |
| 2020 | 711 | 3396 | 4107 | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 459 | 2231 | 2690 | 17.1% |
| As of 12/22/24 | ||||
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| Date | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 9/23 - 12/25 | 10 | 14 |
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| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 501 | 1976 |
| Female | 65 | 348 |
| As of 12/2/24 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 423 | 44 |
| Hispanic | 120 | 10 |
| White/Other | 21 | 1 |
| As of 12/2/24 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 498 | 88.0% |
| Stabbing | 27 | 4.8% |
| Trauma | 26 | 4.6% |
| Arson | 4 | 0.7% |
| Auto | 4 | 0.7% |
| Strangulation | 2 | 0.4% |
| Child Abuse | 1 | 0.2% |
| Drowning | 1 | 0.2% |
| Electrocution | 1 | 0.2% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.4% |
| As of 12/2/24 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| CPD Suicides | 3 | - |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 19 |
| 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 12/8/24 | ||
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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 8 | 28 |
| Teens (13-17) | 38 | 216 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 293 | 1253 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 147 | 517 |
| AARP (55+) | 34 | 81 |
| Unknown | 2 | 88 |
| As of 11/1/24 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 11 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 8 shot | 1 | - |
| 7 shot | 4 | 2 |
| 6 shot | 2 | 1 |
| 5 shot | 6 | 4 |
| 4 shot | 14 | 10 |
| Hat Trick | 73 | 35 |
| 2 shot | 276 | 106 |
| As of 12/1/24 |
| Legal Outcome | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total Homicides | 501 | 100% |
| No Suspect Charged | 396 | 79.0% |
| Suspect Charged | 79 | 15.8% |
| Bar to Prosecute | 21 | 4.2% |
| Death of Offender | 5 | 1.0% |
| Thru 10/31/24 |
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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.