March to Date
Shot & Killed: 14
Shot & Wounded: 72
Total Shot: 86
Total Homicides: 16
March to Date
Shot & Killed: 14
Shot & Wounded: 72
Total Shot: 86
Total Homicides: 16
Week in Progress (3/17 – 3/23)
Shot & Killed: 1
Shot & Wounded: 13
Total Shot: 14
Total Homicides: 1
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 58
Shot & Wounded: 292
Total Shot: 350
Total Homicides: 65
The 5th anniversary of this photo can only mean it’s that time of year where there is vomit and fists up north and hot lead to the west and south. This year we ran a 4.5hr live stream of the festivities while CWBChicago will have the complete rundown of the weekend’s Vomit O’Rahma.
Final Shoot O’Rahma Tally: 3 killed, 17 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 8 killed, 14 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 3 killed, 18 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 4 killed, 30 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 4 killed, 18 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 3 killed, 18 wounded
Friday 3/15
12:20p 8700 S Bishop, Auburn Gresham, M/23
5:50p 300 W 105th, Roseland, M/21
7:15p 7400 S Harvard, Grand Crossing, M/24
9:00p 2000 W 50th, New City, M/62
Saturday 3/16
12:35a 9200 S Eggleston, Washington Heights, F/23
12:35a 9200 S Eggleston, Washington Heights, F/27
1:00a I57 @ 111th St, Morgan Park, M/19
1:35a 8400 S Stony Island, Avalon Park, M/34
1:35a 8400 S Stony Island, Avalon Park, F/51
9:50p 2900 W 59th, Chicago Lawn, M/14
9:55p 5000 S California, Gage Park, M/19
9:55p 5000 S California, Gage Park, M/21
Sunday 3/17
1:20p 2600 W 55th, Gage Park, M/16
1:20p 2600 W 55th, Gage Park, M/21
4:50p 4000 W 24th, Little Village, M/37
5:10p 300 W 66th, Englewood, M/19
8:30p 1300 S Spaulding, North Lawndale, M/17
9:30p 5100 W North, Austin, M/33
10:00p 7400 S Eberhart, Grand Crossing, M/23
Key:
shooting
homicide
Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Austin | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Garfield Park | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| South Shore | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Grand Crossing | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Chatham | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Chicago Lawn | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Humboldt Park | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Auburn Gresham | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Near West Side | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| North Lawndale | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Washington Heights | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| West Town | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Little Village | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Washington Park | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| All Others | 17 | 91 | 108 |
| As of 3/14/19 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 19 | 14 |
| chest | 12 | 8 |
| neck | 4 | 5 |
| back | 3 | 29 |
| abdomen | 1 | 18 |
| shoulder | 1 | 13 |
| face | 1 | 10 |
| side | 1 | 4 |
| unknown/other | 20 | 154 |
| As of 3/14/19 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2019 POs | 0 | 2 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 3/14/19 | ||
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 | 36 | 85.7% |
| Stabbing | 3 | 7.1% |
| Auto | 1 | 2.4% |
| Strangulation | 1 | 2.4% |
| Trauma | 1 | 2.4% |
| As of 2/18/19 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 31 | 2 |
| Hispanic | 8 | - |
| White/Other | 2 | - |
| Police | - | 1 |
| Self Defense | - | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | 38 |
| As of 2/18/19 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 38 | 161 |
| Female | 4 | 23 |
| As of 2/18/19 |
| Legal Outcome | Homicides |
|---|---|
| No Suspect Charged | 56 |
| Suspect Charged | 7 |
| Police-Involved | 1 |
| Self-Defense | 1 |
| Murder-Suicide | - |
The clearance rate is a calculation of Total Homicide Suspects Charged/(Total Homicides – Police involved – Self Defense – Murder/Suicides). Regardless of how many people are charged in relation to a single homicide, it’s only counted as one suspect for calculation purposes. The rate has nothing to do with criminal proceedings and convictions (or lack thereof).
New for 2019, we’re going to be live streaming police scanner traffic on YouTube every Saturday evening or if and when other occasions permit. Join us!
Past streams:
3/16/2019: Vomit O’Rahma
3/9/2019: Saturday Night Live Stream
3/2/2019: Zone 10 Saturday Night!
2/28/2019: The first one. Just a test.
Warning: some of the images found within the Gallery may be graphic. View full Gallery
| 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 | 4,279 |
If you’re interested in listening to Chicago mayhem, invest in a quality scanner or a cheaper two-way radio and tune in to the frequencies below. If you’re not local, head over to either the Apple or Google app store and download a scanner app or check out Broadcastify’s Live Audio Feeds.
| 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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While a small percentage of idiots ventilate one another with reckless abandon, we diligently record, document and illustrate every stupid event. Needless to say, these jagoffs keep us busy. Your support, in any form, is greatly appreciated. Many thanks to JL, WY, JD, WM, DS, DU, DL, AJ, TM, ML, DE, CG, CF, EO and MC for their generous donations thus far this year.
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.
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.
