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

X-Mass Shooting Stupidity

Cousin EddieUpdates 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

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2020 Deadliest ‘hoods

NeighborhoodHomicidesWoundedTotal
Garfield Park61303364
Austin76286362
Englewood69290359
North Lawndale37223260
Humboldt Park37162199
Auburn Gresham32150182
South Shore39121160
Grand Crossing22137159
Chatham30110140
Roseland23114137
Little Village2582107
Chicago Lawn2281103
Near West Side1289101
South Chicago2378101
West Pullman197998
All Others24110841325
As of 12/21/20

2020 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head206132
chest154163
back50282
abdomen39214
neck3261
side2557
face24109
shoulder6151
unknown/other2161961
As of 12/10/20

2020 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
20195192,292
20185912,466
20176852,935
20168083,658
20155132,546
20144642,230
Previous year data is reflective of the year-to-date total through the end of the year.

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2020 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
2020 POs010
2009-2012 stats account for CPD incidents only. 2013-2020 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 LEOs are included. Historical data pulled from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

2020 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
2020109
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
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.

Cook County Corona-O-Meter

Illness+ TestsDeaths+TFR*
COVID-19377,7097,5341.99%
Hi-Speed Lead4,12170117.0%
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.

2020 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot66690.9%
Stabbing354.8%
Trauma192.6%
Strangulation40.5%
Auto40.5%
Child Abuse30.4%
Asphyxia10.1%
Maternal Death10.1%
As of 12/1/20

2020 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black58456
Hispanic1199
White/Other295
Police-6
Self Defense-10
Unknown1647
As of 12/1/20

2020 Gender of Victim

GenderKilledWounded
Male6552,762
Female78476
As of 12/1/20

Corona Demographics

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.

Corona Comorbidities

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.

ComorbidityCases%*
Hypertension1,68149.1%
Heart Disease1,41741.4%
Diabetes1,41141.2%
COPD58217.0%
Kidney Disease54315.9%
Dementia44513.0%
Obesity 3129.1%
Atrial fibrillation3099.0%
Hyperlipidemia2918.5%
Cancer1504.4%
All Others83325.8%
Thru 5/28/20
*Percentages relate to number of deaths with listed condition. Confirmed COVID-19 deaths and related comorbidities data can be found at the Cook County Medical Examiner website. CCME totals deaths may exceed IDPH totals as CCME is reviewing and updating older cases. Conformed deaths are recorded as “WITH” or “RELATED TO” COVID-19 not necessarily “BECAUSE OF” COVID-19.

Chicago vs Chicago Police

ShooterTotal Shot% of Total
Community4,00499.7%
On-duty CPD140.3%
As of 12/13/20

2020 Multi-victim Shootings

# of Victims# of Incidents# Killed
15 shot10
8 shot14
7 shot10
6 shot85
5 shot139
4 shot3018
Hat Trick10343
2 shot440138
As of 11/30/20

2020 Cost of Stupidity

*Costs assume the following:

  • $55,000: Average gunshot victim ER and hospital expenses.
  • $1000: Average CFD ambulance ride, only applicable to 80% of victims, rest self-transport.
  • $800: Homicide-related autopsies.
  • Doesn’t include hospice care or ongoing rehabilitation.

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.

2020 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
20201157504.3%
2019603559.1%
2018775769.8%
2017938667.0%
20166636910.4%
20153393710.9%
20143033812.5%
20133445215.1%
2012487519.7%
20115545610.1%
2010570569.8%
20097358511.6%
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.

2020 Deadliest CPD Districts

DistrictHomicidesWoundedTotal
01192459551
00769307376
00669282351
01059270329
00464225289
01558195253
00543202245
00341196237
00936180216
01223148171
00840129169
02519126145
00221106127
0222097117
017116576
014134457
024104353
01894352
00164450
ISP53035
01981826
01681422
0207714
Unknown-44
CCS112
As of 11/30/20

Homicide Trend (1957-2019)

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-

Police Scanner Frequencies

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Freq.CPD Dist.Main 'hoods
460.125CW 1Citywide
460.175CW 2Evidence Techs
460.150001 & 018Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast
460.500002Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard
460.075003Woodlawn, South Shore
460.200004 & 006Auburn Gresham, Chatham
460.025005 & 022Roseland, West Pullman
460.400007 & 008Englewood, Chicago Lawn
460.450009Bridgeport, Brighton Park, New City
460.225012 & 014Near West Side, Wicker Park, Logan Square
460.100010 & 011Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale
460.425015 & 025Austin, Belmont-Cragin
460.050019Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown
460.375020 & 024Edgewater, Rogers Park
Chicago FireCitywide

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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 (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.

Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App 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.