February to Date
Shot & Killed: 12
Shot & Wounded: 65
Total Shot: 77
Total Homicides: 15
February to Date
Shot & Killed: 12
Shot & Wounded: 65
Total Shot: 77
Total Homicides: 15
Week in Progress (2/10 – 2/16)
Shot & Killed: 4
Shot & Wounded: 26
Total Shot: 30
Total Homicides: 6
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 32
Shot & Wounded: 177
Total Shot: 209
Total Homicides: 38
No Weekend-Shoot-O-Rahm-A this weekend, however we may have to do a Hoax-O-Rahm-A timeline to keep track of all the twists and turns of this Jussie Smollett hoax case. We’re shocked!, shocked!! that it appears as if the original story was a bit, say, ’embellished’.
CWBChicago has all the latest developments.
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Crossing | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Garfield Park | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Austin | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Englewood | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Near West Side | 8 | 8 | |
| South Shore | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Chatham | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Chicago Lawn | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Humboldt Park | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Little Village | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Washington Park | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Auburn Gresham | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Riverdale | 5 | 5 | |
| Washington Heights | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| West Town | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| All Others | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| As of 2/7/19 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 9 | 7 |
| chest | 9 | 5 |
| neck | 2 | 3 |
| face | 1 | 6 |
| shoulder | 1 | 5 |
| side | 1 | 2 |
| leg | 34 | |
| back | 19 | |
| unknown/other | 7 | 60 |
| As of 2/7/19 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 1/17/19 | ||
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 | 12 | 85.7% |
| Trauma | 1 | 7.1% |
| Auto | 1 | 7.1% |
| As of 1/17/19 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 11 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 2 | - |
| White/Other | 1 | - |
| Police | - | - |
| Self Defense | - | 1 |
| Unknown | - | 12 |
| As of 1/17/19 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 14 | 62 |
| Female | - | 3 |
| As of 1/17/19 |
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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 | 4,279 |
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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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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.
