December to Date
Shot & Killed: 20
Shot & Wounded: 108
Total Shot: 128
Total Homicides: 26
December to Date
Shot & Killed: 20
Shot & Wounded: 108
Total Shot: 128
Total Homicides: 26
Week in Progress (12/16 – 12/22)
Shot & Killed: 3
Shot & Wounded: 9
Total Shot: 12
Total Homicides: 3
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 484
Shot & Wounded: 2389
Total Shot: 2873
Total Homicides: 570
Two Chicago Police officers were struck and killed by a Metra train:
“A long procession of police cars, blue lights flashing, escorted ambulances carrying the bodies of two Chicago police officers to the morgue early Tuesday, hours after they were struck and killed by a South Shore train while answering a call of shots fired on the Far South Side.
As the ambulances turned into the parking lot, they drove under a large American flag hoisted by a firetruck — a scene that played out just a month ago when another Chicago police officer was killed in the line of duty.
In the latest tragedy to hit the Police Department, Officers Eduardo Marmolejo, 36, and Conrad Gary, 31, were conducting surveillance after a ShotSpotter sensor picked up gunfire near 103rd Street and Dauphin Avenue around 6:20 p.m., police officials said.
They spotted a suspect scrambling up to the Metra tracks and were pursuing him on foot when they were hit by an outbound South Shore train at the 103rd Street Rosemoor stop, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.”
RIP Officers.
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View all Enlightening Commentary| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 56 | 252 | 308 |
| Garfield Park | 45 | 223 | 268 |
| Englewood | 52 | 178 | 230 |
| North Lawndale | 29 | 124 | 153 |
| Humboldt Park | 20 | 121 | 141 |
| Auburn Gresham | 24 | 98 | 122 |
| Roseland | 20 | 77 | 97 |
| Grand Crossing | 12 | 82 | 94 |
| Little Village | 7 | 83 | 90 |
| South Shore | 22 | 67 | 89 |
| West Pullman | 23 | 66 | 89 |
| New City | 25 | 63 | 88 |
| Chatham | 17 | 61 | 78 |
| Chicago Lawn | 20 | 51 | 71 |
| Woodlawn | 13 | 53 | 66 |
| All Others | 179 | 746 | 925 |
| As of 12/10/18 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 169 | 82 |
| chest | 89 | 136 |
| back | 38 | 208 |
| abdomen | 32 | 151 |
| neck | 25 | 47 |
| face | 22 | 71 |
| side | 9 | 31 |
| shoulder | 5 | 111 |
| unknown/other | 175 | 1363 |
| As of 12/10/18 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2018 POs | 2 | 2 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 11/22/18 | ||
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.
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 479 | 84.9% |
| Stabbing | 38 | 6.7% |
| Trauma | 20 | 3.5% |
| Auto | 8 | 1.4% |
| Strangulation | 7 | 1.2% |
| Arson | 3 | 0.5% |
| Child Abuse | 3 | 0.5% |
| Unknown/TBD | 6 | 1.0% |
| As of 12/10/18 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 441 | 58 |
| Hispanic | 75 | 15 |
| White/Other | 40 | 9 |
| Police | 2 | 6 |
| Self Defense | - | 3 |
| Unknown | 6 | 473 |
| As of 12/10/18 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 486 | 2057 |
| Female | 78 | 297 |
| As of 12/10/18 |
| Year | Carjackings | Arrests | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 693 | 64 | 9.2% |
| 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 12/10/18 | |||
2018 data is only year-to-date while other years are totals for the year listed. Carjacking data comes directly from the CPD’s own data set, so add 20% to obtain the true numbers.
| Year | Opioid Related Deaths |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 398 |
| 2017 | 765 |
| 2016 | 745 |
| 2015 | 404 |
| Thru 9/30/18 |
2018 data is only year-to-date while other years are totals for the year listed. Opioid related death data comes directly from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s data set and is generally extremely delayed.
| Legal Outcome | Homicides |
|---|---|
| No Suspect Charged | 462 |
| Suspect Charged | 85 |
| Murder-Suicide | 7 |
| Police-Involved | 6 |
| Self-Defense | 4 |
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| # of Victims | # of Incidents | # Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 8 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 7 shot | 2 | 2 |
| 6 shot | 5 | 2 |
| 5 shot | 7 | 5 |
| 4 shot | 15 | 10 |
| Hat Trick | 54 | 17 |
| 2 shot | 294 | 103 |
| As of 12/10/18 |
*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.
| 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- | 3,691 |
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| Freq. | CPD Dist. | Main 'hoods |
|---|---|---|
| 460.125 | CW 1 | Citywide |
| 460.175 | CW 2 & 6 | Citywide |
| 460.150 | 1 & 18 | Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast |
| 460.500 | 2 & 21 | Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard |
| 460.075 | 3 | Woodlawn, South Shore |
| 460.200 | 4 & 6 | Auburn Gresham, Chatham |
| 460.025 | 5 & 22 | Roseland, West Pullman |
| 460.400 | 7 & 8 | Englewood, Chicago Lawn |
| 460.450 | 9 | Bridgeport, Brighton Park, New City |
| 460.225 | 12 & 14 | Near West Side, Wicker Park, Logan Square |
| 460.100 | 10 & 11 | Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale |
| 460.425 | 15 & 25 | Austin, Belmont-Cragin |
| 460.050 | 19 | Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown |
| 460.375 | 20 & 24 | Edgewater, Rogers Park |
| Chicago Fire | Citywide | |
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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.
