January To Date
Shot & Killed: 17
Shot & Wounded: 86
Total Shot: 103
Total Homicides: 19
January To Date
Shot & Killed: 17
Shot & Wounded: 86
Total Shot: 103
Total Homicides: 19
Week in Progress (1/20 – 1/26)
Shot & Killed: 2
Shot & Wounded: 10
Total Shot: 12
Total Homicides: 2
Final 2018 Totals
Shot & Killed: 495
Shot & Wounded: 2467
Total Shot: 2962
Total Homicides: 589
The proven best deterrent to stupidity is snow and cold and there’s a-plenty of it forecasted for this weekend. Show ’em how it’s done, winter.
Final Shoot-o-Rahm-a Tally: 4 killed, 14 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 6 killed, 25 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 10 killed, 24 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 4 killed, 27 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 4 killed, 14 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 4 killed, 13 wounded
Friday 1/18
3:25p 1500 S Drake, North Lawndale, M/28
5:30p 100 N Parkside, Austin, M/48
6:10p 6400 N Campbell, West Ridge, M/30
Saturday 1/19
12:00a 1800 W 87th, Auburn Gresham, M/39
1:05a 2100 S Rockwell, Little Village, F/19
1:05a 2100 S Rockwell, Little Village, M/22
1:35a 3900 W Roscoe, Avondale, F/?
2:00a 4400 W Madison, Garfield Park, F/26
2:00a 4400 W Madison, Garfield Park, F/28
2:00a 4400 W Madison, Garfield Park, F/35
2:00a 4400 W Madison, Garfield Park, M/44
2:35a 400 N Harding, Humboldt Park, M/25
6:20p CCW-ing Woman Juuuust Missed
Sunday 1/20
2:10a 6700 S Honore, Englewood, M/16
2:10a 6700 S Honore, Englewood, M/18
2:10a 6700 S Honore, Englewood, M/21
2:50a 1700 E 78th, South Shore, M/49
10:35a 1600 W 79th, Auburn Gresham, M/18
Monday Overtime
2:30a 100 W 105th, Roseland, M/13
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Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Park | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Austin | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Englewood | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Grand Boulevard | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Grand Crossing | 4 | 4 | |
| Near West Side | 4 | 4 | |
| Riverdale | 4 | 4 | |
| Washington Heights | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| West Town | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Chatham | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chicago Lawn | 3 | 3 | |
| Kenwood | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Auburn Gresham | 2 | 2 | |
| Fuller Park | 2 | 2 | |
| Hermosa | 2 | 2 | |
| All Others | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| As of 1/17/19 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| chest | 5 | 1 |
| head | 2 | 1 |
| face | 1 | 3 |
| shoulder | 1 | 2 |
| neck | 1 | 1 |
| leg | 12 | |
| back | 10 | |
| arm | 6 | |
| unknown/other | 4 | 26 |
| As of 1/17/19 |
| 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 |
| 2018 POs | 0 | 0 |
| 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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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.
