December to Date
Shot & Killed: 29
Shot & Wounded: 123
Total Shot: 152
Total Homicides: 33

Week in Progress (12/24 – 12/30)
Shot & Killed: 1
Shot & Wounded: 10
Total Shot: 11
Total Homicides: 1

Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 570
Shot & Wounded: 2475
Total Shot: 3045
Total Homicides: 639

X-Mass Shooting Weekend

Cousin EddieLast year we had single digit temps on Christmas, this year we’re looking to be about 40° warmer meaning ample sEverRE iLLnESs and DEatH!… no wait… that was 2021. Regardless, have a relaxing and enjoyable Festivus-Christmas-Boxing Day weekend.

Final X-Mass Tally: 4 killed, 19 wounded
2022 Christmas tally: 5 killed, 17 wounded*
2021 Christmas tally: 4 killed, 28 wounded
2020 Christmas tally: 11 killed, 20 wounded
2019 Christmas tally: 9 killed, 54 wounded
2018 Christmas tally: 6 killed, 28 wounded
2017 Christmas tally: 5 killed, 21 wounded
2016 Christmas tally: 12 killed, 51 wounded
2015 Christmas tally: 13 killed, 23 wounded
Average Xmas tally: 8 killed, 30 wounded

Friday 12/22
1:35p 1800 W 77th, Auburn Gresham, M/?
5:50p 6400 S Morgan, Englewood, M/25
6:10p 4500 W 83rd, Ashburn, F/28
11:10p 7100 S Halsted, Englewood, M/18
Festivus
12:05a 600 W 71st, Englewood, M/37
12:20a 7200 S May, Englewood, M/56
2:10a 700 W 92nd, Washington Heights, F/38
2:10a 700 W 92nd, Washington Heights, M/46
10:00a 3500 S Cottage Grove, Oakland, M/56
12:45p 2400 W 55th, Gage Park, M/28
19-year-old shot and killed, possibly while trying to rob concealed carry holder in West Town
4:50p 1700 W Cortez, West Town, M/19
9:40p 8700 S Crieger, Calumet Heights, M/24

10:45p 220 W Garfield, Fuller Park, M/40
Christmas Eve
1:20a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/28
1:30a 6400 S King, Grand Crossing, M/24
1:55a 6200 S Albany, Chicago Lawn, M/19
3:55a 1500 S Washtenaw, North Lawndale, M/18
11:30a 2800 W 38th, Brighton Park, M/19
2:20p 6600S Greenwood, Woodlawn, M/?
Christmas Day
1:55a 4900 N Monticello, Albany Park, M/20
7:20a 4030 W Armitage, Hermosa, M/29
1:00p 100 E 110th, Roseland, F/35
Don’t Demonize Boxing Day
Cancelled due to eggnog overdose

Key:
shooting
homicide
Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Tuesday
*Each year has a different weekend timeframe depending on what day Christmas fell on.

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Shot Placement Chalkie 2023

2023 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head146123
chest105134
back41196
abdomen36140
face3689
side2449
neck1628
unknown/other2271684
As of 12/19/23
*Shot placement is not always reported. Chalkie shows general placement whereas the table shows exact placement by worst wound reported.

Chicago Homicide Map 2023

2023 Homicide Map

N'hoodHomicidesWounded
Austin47186
Garfield Park57175
Englewood54171
North Lawndale29154
South Shore30126
Grand Crossing32103
New City20105
Near West Side1695
Auburn Gresham2187
Roseland2385
Chatham3162
Chicago Lawn1862
Humboldt Park1960
Little Village1465
West Pullman1354
All Others207853
As of 12/19/23
Chicago Homicide Trend 2023

2023 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
20227382,936
20218563,745
20207973,451
20195242,291
20185922,456
20176852,935
20168083,658
20155132,546
20144652,229
Previous year data is reflective of year end totals.

T-Shirts, Posters & Crap

Chalkie HoodieRolling out some winter gear ahead of that first heart attack snow with an embroidered Chalkie hoodie. It’s obviously too late to beat Santa, but there’s a solid three months of shitty weather ahead.

Chicago Gender of Victim 2023

2023 Gender of Victim

GenderKilledWounded
Male5442,057
Female87386
As of 12/19/23
Chicago Race of Victim or Assailant 2023

2023 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black49857
Hispanic10819
White/Other244
As of 12/19/23
Chicago Cause of Death 2023

2023 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot56389.2%
Trauma314.9%
Stabbing243.8%
Child Abuse40.6%
Strangulation30.5%
Toxicity30.5%
Drowning10.2%
Arson10.2%
Unknown10.2%
As of 12/19/23

Substack, IG, X & Others

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Chicago Police Involved Shootings 2023

2023 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
202355
Previous Year Totals
2022221
2021913
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
CPD Shot23
CPD Suicides2-

2009-2012 stats account for on duty CPD incidents only. 2013-2023 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 incidents are included. Historical data pulled from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

2023 rounds detected via Shotspotter

2023 Rounds Detected

N'HoodRounds Detected
Englewood15,184
New City9,419
Austin8,828
Garfield Park6,622
South Chicago6,591
Roseland6,515
South Shore6,326
West Pullman6,237
North Lawndale6,045
Auburn Gresham5,173
All Others62,843
As of 10/14/23

ShotSpotter is not found in every neighborhood while some have more than others. Rounds detected excludes those listed as possible fireworks. The bar chart intentionally excludes data from January 1, 2023 given the 13,186 rounds detected courtesy of New Years Day heavily skewed the y-axis. Data pulled from Shotspotter Alerts via the Chicago Data Portal.

Self defense Chicago 2023

2023 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
2023815
Previous Year Totals
2022916
202157
2020119
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
As of 12/12/23
Age of Victim 2023 | Chicago

2023 Age of Victim

CohortKilledWounded
Kids (0-12)925
Teens (13-17)56272
Young Adults (18-35)3331420
Middle Aged (36-54)156463
AARP (55+)4078
Unknown2102
As of 12/2/23
Chicago Multi-victim or mass shootings

2023 Mass Shootings

VictimsIncidentsKilled
15 shot1-
9 shot11
8 shot1-
7 shot11
6 shot24
5 shot99
4 shot1912
Hat Trick4715
2 shot27397
As of 11/27/23
Note: The Chicago Police Department defines a mass shooting as three or more shooting victims (non-fatal and fatal) per incident. This definition is based on the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, signed into law in January 2013.

Chicago carjackings | 2023

2023 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
20231,190716.0%
Previous Year Totals
20221,6741197.1%
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. Throughout the year, these numbers are adjusted downward (shocking!) to show lower year end totals. We record the number published around the 8th of the month and are not adjusted afterwards. Other auto related crimes are not included. Previous year data sets represent the entire year’s tally.

Chicago Homicides by Year, 1957 - 2019

Homicide Trend (1957-2022)

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 Lightfoot2019-20232,945
Brandon Johnson2023--
Note: Lightfoot’s tally is 12p, May 20, 2019 – 11:59a, May 15, 2023. Brandon Johnson’s tally started at 12p, May 15, 2023.

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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, CPD’s Media Major Incident Notifications and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.

Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by Crimeisdown.com’s most excellent Incident Map or the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.

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.