Final July Totals (vs July 2020)
Shot & Killed: 105 (+9%)
Shot & Wounded: 517 (+4%)
Total Shot: 622 (+5%)
Total Homicides: 110 (+2%)

August To Date
Shot & Killed: 13
Shot & Wounded: 68
Total Shot: 81
Total Homicides: 13

Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 453
Shot & Wounded: 2190
Total Shot: 2643
Total Homicides: 478

July Wrap-up

Carnac the Magnificent Not only did this July best last July’s nonsense, this homicide tally places it in the top 3 of all time. Only November 1974 (117) and August 1992 (122) racked up more. Additionally, this is the first time we recorded over 600 shot in a single month. While the “downward trend” may be on pause, we have yet to hear if this is “unacceptable” or simply just a “misconception”.

July 2021: 110 killed, 517 wounded
July 2020: 108 killed, 495 wounded
July 2019: 45 killed, 287 wounded
July 2018: 67 killed, 265 wounded
July 2017: 82 killed, 354 wounded
July 2016: 74 killed, 381 wounded
July 2015: 58 killed, 271 wounded
July 2014: 47 killed, 277 wounded

A breakdown of the month’s idiocy shows:

  • 105 shot & killed
  • 2 stabbed
  • 3 beaten
  • 5 death investigations
  • 3 shot by police, 1 fatally
  • 1 shot in self defense
  • 6 homicide-linked arrests
  • A person shot every 72 minutes
  • A homicide every 6 hours 45 min
  • 1 day was homicide-free (7/30)
  • 105 males killed vs 5 females
  • 93 Blacks, 13 Hispanics, 4 White/Other
  • 11 children 12 and younger shot, 0 fatal
  • 88 teenagers shot, 17 fatally
  • Homicide age range: 14-73
  • Team Austin led w/ 63 shot, 11 fatally
  • 11th District led w/ 86 shot, 12 fatally
  • 40 grazed
  • 3 selfies
  • 36 #ShotInTheAss

Our thought was outside of a loot-n-shoot pop-up party, we’d settle in the 75 killed, 400 wounded ballpark. We didn’t get the pop-up party (yet) and we weren’t even on the same block as the ballpark. Squinting ahead, August of 2020 let off the accelerator coming in at 66 homicides and 430 shot and wounded. We’re going to reuse our busted July forecast of 75 homicides with an additional 400 shot and wounded and see if this one pans out or is again widely off base.

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2021 Homicide Map

NeighborhoodHomicidesWoundedTotal
Englewood36215251
Garfield Park42175217
Austin41165206
Grand Crossing23137160
North Lawndale31125156
South Shore23105128
Humboldt Park1993112
Auburn Gresham2284106
Roseland147387
West Pullman266187
Chatham126173
Near West Side135366
Woodlawn114758
Little Village134457
Chicago Lawn104555
All Others140690830
As of 8/5/21

2021 Shot Placement

PlacementKilledWounded
head15490
chest8191
back39199
abdomen23126
neck2141
face1875
side1342
arm4197
unknown/other1171273
As of 8/2/21

2021 Homicide Trend

YearHomicidesWounded
20205222,332
20193521,548
20183971,735
20174792,102
20165122,448
20153401,664
20142961,447
Previous year data is reflective of the year-to-date total through the end of August.

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2021 Police-involved Shootings

YearKilledWounded
202148
2020713
201966
2018615
20171112
20161114
2015916
20141728
20131330
2012849
20112337
20101333
20091942
2021 POs09

2009-2012 stats account for CPD incidents only. 2013-2021 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.

2021 Self Defense

YearKilledWounded
202115
2020119
201969
2018414
2017138
20161210
201553
As of 8/4/21

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.

2021 Cause of Death

CauseHomicides%
Gunshot43094.5%
Stabbing132.9%
Trauma61.3%
Arson30.7%
Strangulation20.4%
Unknown10.2%
As of 7/29/21

2021 Race of Victim/Assailant

RaceVictimAssailant
Black37941
Hispanic586
White152
Asian3-
Police-4
Self Defense-1
Unknown-401
As of 7/29/21

2021 Gender of Victim

GenderKilledWounded
Male3981760
Female57316
Unknown-3
As of 7/29/21

2021 Carjack-O-Rahm-A

YearCarjackingsArrests%
2021758506.6%
20201396553.9%
2019603559.1%
2018775769.8%
2017938667.0%
20166636910.4%
20153393710.9%
20143033812.5%
20133445215.1%
2012487519.7%
20115545610.1%
2010570569.8%
20097358511.6%
Thru 6/30/21

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.

2021 Age of Victim

CohortKilledWounded
Kids (0-12)222
Teens (13-17)30154
Young Adults (18-35)2881218
Middle Aged (36-54)86363
AARP (55+)1963
Unknown-88
As of 7/20/21

2021 Multi-victim Shootings

VictimsIncidentsKilled
15 shot12
11 shot11
10 shot11
8 shot46
7 shot20
6 shot33
5 shot84
4 shot174
Hat Trick5225
2 shot272105
As of 8/2/21

2021 CPD Districts

DistrictHomicidesWoundedTotal
01159255314
00737235272
00648190238
00335183218
01043161204
00426156182
00540131171
01524129153
00923100123
0022781108
0082085105
012227799
022107282
025195271
01484048
ISP83442
01723436
00143034
01842933
02441923
01641519
01921315
020189
Unknown44
NICT11
As of 8/2/21

Homicide Trend (1957-2020)

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 Lightfoot2019-2020*1,133

*Lightfoot’s tally is May 20, 2019 – Dec 31, 2020.

Police Scanner Frequencies

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 better yet, check out CrimeIsDown’s Live Audio Feeds.

Freq.CPD Dist.Main 'hoods
460.125CW 1Citywide
460.175CW 2Evidence Techs
460.150001 & 018Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast
460.500002Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard
460.075003Woodlawn, South Shore
460.200004 & 006Auburn Gresham, Chatham
460.025005 & 022Roseland, West Pullman
460.400007 & 008Englewood, Chicago Lawn
460.450009Bridgeport, Brighton Park, New City
460.225012 & 014Near West Side, Wicker Park, Logan Square
460.100010 & 011Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale
460.425015 & 025Austin, Belmont-Cragin
460.050019Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown
460.375020 & 024Edgewater, Rogers Park
Chicago FireCitywide

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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 (no longer updated), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker & Homicide Tracker, 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 and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.

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.