December to Date
Shot & Killed: 29
Shot & Wounded: 96
Total Shot: 125
Total Homicides: 30

Week in Progress (12/11 – 12/17)
Shot & Killed: 8
Shot & Wounded: 34
Total Shot: 42
Total Homicides: 8

Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 642
Shot & Wounded: 2842
Total Shot: 3484
Total Homicides: 707

Mostly Peaceful Weekend

Lightmeister MeisterlightAfter posting 11 homicides in less than 30hrs earlier this week, less favorable conditions will likely help tap the brakes a bit as the grind towards 700 homicides continues.

Final Peaceful Tally: 7 killed, 21 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 6 killed, 26 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 3 killed, 16 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 3 killed, 17 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 1 killed, 23 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 7 killed, 20 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 9 killed, 31 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 4 killed, 26 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 4 killed, 29 wounded
Average tally: 5 killed, 24 wounded

Friday 12/9
3:45p 5100 N Wolcott, Lincoln Square, M/19
4:40p 3800 W Madison, Garfield Park, M/23
5:45p 900 W 53rd, New City, M/36
8:15p 100 E 40th, Grand Boulevard, M/36
11:10p 1300 W 80th, Auburn Gresham, F/31
11:50p 5900 W Roosevelt, Austin, M/22
Saturday 12/10
1:10a 2700 N Pulaski, Logan Square, F/27
2:20a 4900 N Spaulding, Albany Park, F/28
Concealed carry holder shoots two men during
possible auto theft in the Loop
3:35a 100 W Randolph, Loop, M/24 (CCL)
3:35a 100 W Randolph, Loop, M/26 (CCL)

11:00a 1000 W 103rd, Washington Heights, M/22
1:55p 5100 W Division, Austin, M/20
6:10p 2000 E 67th, South Shore, M/33
7:10p 100 E 105th, Roseland, M/32

7:30p 9900 S Wentworth, Roseland, M/35
Sunday 12/11
Man on parole charged in triple slaying
outside Portage Park bar
2:25a 5500 W School, Portage Park, F/24
2:25a 5500 W School, Portage Park, M/26
2:25a 5500 W School, Portage Park, M/50

2:25a 5500 W School, Portage Park, F/25

Graphic Video: 5500 W School Shooting
4:35a 3900 S Kedzie, Brighton Park, M/38
8:35a 200 S Kilbourn, Garfield Park, M/44
12:30p 2300 S Homan, Little Village, M/?
6:55p 7300 S South Shore, South Shore, M/64
7:00p 13200 S Langley, Riverdale, M/14
8:30p 3300 W 54th, Gage Park, M/30
9:45p 5600 S Richmond, Gage Park, M/19
No Accountability Monday
12:50a 7100 S South Chicago, Grand Crossing, M/35
2:45a 1600 W Division, West Town, M/27

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Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
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2022 Chicago | Murder and Homicide Map

2022 Homicide Map

N'hoodHomicidesWoundedTotal
Garfield Park46241287
Englewood47204251
Austin47162209
South Shore41126167
Grand Crossing19139158
Humboldt Park21132153
Auburn Gresham38114152
North Lawndale28115143
Roseland28102130
New City2392115
Little Village2091111
Near West Side1784101
Chatham277299
Chicago Lawn206181
South Chicago186381
All Others26710441311
As of 12/16/22
Shot Placement | Chicago 2022

2022 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head186108
chest141128
back39251
face32115
abdomen30155
neck2455
side1052
unknown/other2361954
As of 12/12/22
2022 Chicago | Murder and Homicide Trend

2022 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
20218553,747
20207983,451
20195212,291
20185922,465
20176852,935
20168083,658
20155112,546
20144602,229
Previous year data is reflective of year end total.

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2022 Chicago | Police Shootings

2022 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
2022221
Previous Year Totals
2021913
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
CPD Shot-8
CPD Suicides5-

2009-2012 stats account for CPD incidents only. 2013-2022 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.

2022 Self Defense | Chicago | HeyJackass!

2022 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
2022916
Previous Year Totals
202157
2020119
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
As of 12/10/22

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.

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2022 Chicago | Cause of Death

2022 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot61290.8%
Stabbing274.0%
Trauma223.3%
Auto50.7%
Unknown30.4%
Strangulation20.3%
Child Abuse10.1%
Defenestration10.1%
Drowning10.1%
As of 12/1/22
Defenestration (de·​fen·​es·​tra·​tion) : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window

2022 Chicago | Race of Victim

2022 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black52568
Hispanic11823
White/Other315
As of 12/1/22
2022 Chicago | Gender of Victim
GenderKilledWounded
Male5882,310
Female86436
As of 12/1/22
2022 Carjackings | Chicago | HeyJackass!

2022 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
20221,5341036.7%
Previous Year Totals
20211,8481065.7%
20201,413745.2%
2019603599.8%
2018775769.8%
2017938667.0%
20166636910.4%
20153393710.9%
20143033812.5%
20133445215.1%
2012487519.7%
20115545610.1%
2010570569.8%
20097358511.6%

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.

2022 Age of Victim | Chicago | HeyJackass!

2022 Age of Victim

CohortKilledWounded
Kids (0-12)1235
Teens (13-17)53283
Young Adults (18-35)4101,611
Middle Aged (36-54)155542
AARP (55+)44116
Unknown-160
As of 12/1/22
Chicago Multi-victim or mass shootings

2022 Mass Shootings

VictimsIncidentsKilled
14 shot11
10 shot12
9 shot12
7 shot1-
6 shot1-
5 shot1211
4 shot2913
Hat Trick7028
2 shot326114
As of 12/1/22
Chicago Police Department Sign

2022 Deadliest CPD Districts

DistrictHomicidesWoundedTotal
01174364438
00665231296
00751218269
00344220264
01043206249
00449176225
00946177223
00552148200
00829135164
00233130163
01223121144
01533106139
0223085115
0251585100
001206383
018155873
017114758
ISP44751
024133649
014113344
019102434
01612223
02021315
UofC11
As of 12/1/22
Chicago Homicides by Year, 1957 - 2019

Homicide Trend (1957-2021)

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 Lightfoot2019-2022*2,606
*Lightfoot’s tally is May 20, 2019 – October 31, 2022.

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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 (long gone), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker (no longer updated) & Homicide Tracker (declared dead), 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, Various CPD Dashboards, ISP Expressway Shooting Dashboard and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.

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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.