September to Date
Shot & Killed: 56
Shot & Wounded: 282
Total Shot: 338
Total Homicides: 60

Week in Progress (9/19 – 9/25)
Shot & Killed: 6
Shot & Wounded: 37
Total Shot: 43
Total Homicides: 6

Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 581
Shot & Wounded: 2827
Total Shot: 3408
Total Homicides: 614

Mostly Peaceful Weekend

Tire fireJust as this year’s 500th homicide arrived at an accelerated pace, the 600th arrived at the morgue at a mid-nineties velocity.

Final Peaceful Tally: 10 killed, 54 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 10 killed, 37 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 6 killed, 24 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 2 killed, 30 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 4 killed, 36 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 11 killed, 46 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 5 killed, 53 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 8 killed, 44 wounded

Friday 9/17
12:30p 4200 S Kedzie, Brighton Park, M/38
5:45p 100 W 125th, West Pullman, M/27
5:45p 100 W 125th, West Pullman, M/50
🌧️🌩️ Rain Delay 🌩️🌧️
9:10p 300 N Hamlin, Garfield Park, M/27
11:35p 300 W Erie, Near North Side, M/46
11:50p 1500 W Marquette, Englewood, M/35
11:40p 2400 W Lunt, West Ridge, M/36
Saturday 9/18
12:15a 1900 S St Louis, North Lawndale, M/29
12:15a 1900 S St Louis, North Lawndale, M/34

12:35a 2600 N Melvina, Belmont Cragin, M/20
12:35a 2600 N Melvina, Belmont Cragin, M/20
12:50a 200 E 121, West Pullman, M/31
1:10a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, Hyde Park, M/?
2:05a 2500 S Kedzie, Little Village, F/22
2:15a 2400 W 24th, Lower West Side, M/18
2:40a 3100 W Arthington, Garfield Park, M/21
3:20a 200 S Cicero, Austin, M/26
3:50a 800 N Orleans, Near North Side, M/33
10:45a 8200 S Wentworth, Chatham, M/22
10:45a 9300 S Escanaba, Calumet Heights, M/3
11:25a 900 W Montrose, Uptown, M/21
12:50p 3100 W Madison, Garfield Park, F/36
12:50p 500 N Leamington, Austin, M/37
6:30p 13200 S Langley, Riverdale, M/23
8:15p 5700 S May, Englewood, M/34
9:00p 6100 S Sacramento, Chicago Lawn, M/22
10:40p 7900 S Marquette, South Chicago, M/29
11:20p 5900 S Paulina, Englewood, F/15
11:20p 5900 S Paulina, Englewood, F/20
11:30p 1200 S California, North Lawndale, M/30
11:30p Dan Ryan @ 71st, Grand Crossing, M/?
Sunday 9/19
2:10a 5100 S King, Washington Park, M/28
2:10a 5100 S King, Washington Park, M/33
2:45a 2000 S Leavitt, Lower West Side, M/41
2:55a 5600 W Wilson, Portage Park, M/24
3:05a 900 N Massasoit, Austin, M/20
3:05a 900 N Massasoit, Austin, M/18
3:05a 900 N Massasoit, Austin, F/41
3:05a 900 N Massasoit, Austin, M/42
3:05a 900 N Massasoit, Austin, F/47
3:50a 100 W 57th, Englewood, M/27
4:15a 2300 E 93rd, Calumet Heights, M/32
4:20a 1300 N Sedgwick, Near North Side, M/31
5:30a 4200 W 26th, Little Village, M/19
6:00a 300 N Central Park, Garfield Park, M/33
10:55a 6500 S Harvard, Englewood, M/28
11:35a 3900 W Madison, Garfield Park, M/26
11:35a 3900 W Madison, Garfield Park, M/29
11:40a 3800 W Roosevelt, North Lawndale, M/33
1:25p 11800 S Emerald, West Pullman, M/28
1:25p 11800 S Emerald, West Pullman, M/33

3:10p 4400 W Maypole, Garfield Park, M/26
3:10p 4400 W Maypole, Garfield Park, M/37
3:20p 5400 W Crystal, Austin, M/23
4:00p 2100 W Washington, Near West Side, M/24
8:10p 300 S Kikpatrick, Austin, M/37
10:30p 5600 S Wabash, Washington Park, M/18
10:55p 6400 S Mozart. Chicago Lawn, F/25
11:35p 8300 S Vincennes, Auburn Gresham, M/?
No Accountability Monday
12:20a 1200 S Fairfield, North Lawndale, F/25
1:25a 4900 W Erie, Austin, M/31
1:40a 7700 S Albany, Ashburn, M/18
1:40a 7700 S Albany, Ashburn, M/20
4:05a 6600 S Kenwood, Woodlawn, M/30

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Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday

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2021 Chicago homicide & murder map

2021 Homicide Map

NeighborhoodHomicidesWoundedTotal
Englewood47256303
Garfield Park55245300
Austin54207261
North Lawndale36174210
Grand Crossing29165194
South Shore29123152
Humboldt Park27115142
Auburn Gresham28107135
Roseland17102119
West Pullman3178109
Chatham2087107
Near West Side186987
New City116980
Little Village176279
Chicago Lawn136578
All Others1808921072
As of 9/20/21
2021 Chicago shootings shot placement

2021 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head202111
chest107119
back46258
abdomen28166
neck2560
face24106
side1756
leg5645
unknown/other1581298
As of 9/20/21
2021 Chicago Homicide Trend

2021 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
20206062,656
20194061,760
20184461,942
20175402,375
20165812,749
20154031,967
20143421,688
Previous year data is reflective of the year-to-date total through the end of September.

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2021 Chicago Police Shootings

2021 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
202169
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
2021 POs110

2009-2012 stats account for CPD incidents only. 2013-2021 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.

Chicago 2021 Self Defense

2021 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
202115
2020119
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
As of 8/4/21

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.

2021 Chicago Cause of death

2021 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot58194.6%
Stabbing172.8%
Trauma101.6%
Arson30.5%
Strangulation20.3%
Unknown10.2%
As of 9/20/21
2021 Chicago Race of victim

2021 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black50748
Hispanic839
White202
Asian3-
Unknown-555
As of 9/20/21

2021 Gender of Victim

GenderKilledWounded
Male5432384
Female71441
Unknown-2
As of 9/20/21
2021 Chicago Carjackings

2021 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
20211070666.2%
20201396553.9%
2019603559.1%
2018775769.8%
2017938667.0%
20166636910.4%
20153393710.9%
20143033812.5%
20133445215.1%
2012487519.7%
20115545610.1%
2010570569.8%
20097358511.6%
Thru 8/31/21

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.

2021 Age of Victim | Chicago

2021 Age of Victim

CohortKilledWounded
Kids (0-12)633
Teens (13-17)40253
Young Adults (18-35)4081744
Middle Aged (36-54)116504
AARP (55+)27101
Unknown2117
As of 9/19/21
Chicago Multi-victim or mass shootings

2021 Multi-victim Shootings

VictimsIncidentsKilled
15 shot12
11 shot11
10 shot11
8 shot46
7 shot31
6 shot55
5 shot126
4 shot265
Hat Trick7630
2 shot360132
As of 9/20/21
Chicago Police Department Sign

2021 CPD Districts

DistrictHomicidesWoundedTotal
01178371449
00748291339
00663251314
01050226276
00345215260
00435201236
00552182234
01533160193
00929135164
00232116148
00825116141
01229101130
0221390103
025266793
014114758
01875158
ISP154257
00174653
01734447
02452227
01922224
01651823
020189
Unknown44
NICT11
As of 9/20/21
Chicago Homicides by Year, 1957 - 2019

Homicide Trend (1957-2020)

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 Lightfoot2019-2020*1,133

*Lightfoot’s tally is May 20, 2019 – Dec 31, 2020.

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, 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 and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.

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.