Final March Totals (vs YoY)
Shot & Killed: 23 (-28%)
Shot & Wounded: 165(+21%)
Total Shot: 188 (+12%)
Total Homicides: 25 (-31%)
Final March Totals (vs YoY)
Shot & Killed: 23 (-28%)
Shot & Wounded: 165(+21%)
Total Shot: 188 (+12%)
Total Homicides: 25 (-31%)
Week in Progress (3/29 – 4/4)
Shot & Killed: 2
Shot & Wounded: 22
Total Shot: 24
Total Homicides: 2
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 89
Shot & Wounded: 445
Total Shot: 534
Total Homicides: 101
As a wise man once said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” That said, Baltimore may have come up with the idea, but look for Chicago to turn it into an opportunity.
Following Baltimore’s lead, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot begged her constituents to stop filling up emergency rooms with gunshot, stabbing and beating victims in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
“We need all available beds for coronavirus patients and we can’t have our crimes of poverty victims using up our limited and valuable hospital resources. Once the pandemic passes, there will be ample opportunity to kill and maim. All we’re asking is that you put the guns down,” Lightfoot said Monday while trying not to laugh through the “put the guns down” line.
She added, “As I and others have said countless times, the level of violence is completely acceptable. We will tolerate murder, mass shootings, car jackings and an increase in crime but now is not the time. That’s what summer is for.”
Lightfoot wrapped up her remarks by saying that the police would be looking to improve on their single digit arrest rate, adding, “For those of you who want to continue to shoot and kill people, please hold off until the lockdown, I mean, stay-at-home order is lifted and then have at it.”
Do your part Chicago jagoffs.
View all Enlightening Commentary| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Park | 7 | 45 | 52 |
| Austin | 7 | 40 | 47 |
| Grand Crossing | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| Humboldt Park | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| Englewood | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| North Lawndale | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Chatham | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Little Village | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Near West Side | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| South Shore | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Auburn Gresham | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Albany Park | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Roseland | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| West Town | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| New City | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| All Others | 30 | 168 | 198 |
| As of 4/1/20 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 26 | 19 |
| chest | 22 | 23 |
| side | 7 | 10 |
| back | 5 | 41 |
| neck | 4 | 8 |
| abdomen | 2 | 28 |
| face | 2 | 13 |
| ass | 1 | 21 |
| unknown/other | 32 | 258 |
| As of 4/1/20 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 85 | 356 |
| 2018 | 115 | 433 |
| 2017 | 148 | 598 |
| 2016 | 153 | 683 |
| 2015 | 87 | 358 |
| 2014 | 73 | 240 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 2020 POs | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 3/30/20 | ||
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.
| Illness | Cases | Deaths | CFR* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 4496 | 61 | 1.36% |
| Hi-Speed Lead | 525 | 89 | 16.9% |
| Thru 3/31/20 | |||
*Case Fatality Rate (CFR) = deaths/confirmed cases. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cook County as reported by the Coronavirus COVID-19 dashboard found on the Illinois Department of Public Health website.
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 89 | 88.1% |
| Stabbing | 7 | 6.9% |
| Trauma | 5 | 5.0% |
| As of 4/1/20 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 69 | 15 |
| Hispanic | 27 | 3 |
| White/Other | 3 | 1 |
| Police | - | 3 |
| Self Defense | - | 2 |
| Unknown | 2 | 77 |
| As of 4/1/20 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 93 | 395 |
| Female | 8 | 50 |
| As of 4/1/20 |
| Year | Carjackings | Arrests | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 135 | 4 | 3.0% |
| 2019 | 603 | 52 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 775 | 76 | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 938 | 66 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 663 | 69 | 10.4% |
| 2015 | 339 | 37 | 10.9% |
| 2014 | 303 | 38 | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 344 | 52 | 15.1% |
| 2012 | 487 | 51 | 9.7% |
| 2011 | 554 | 56 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 570 | 56 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 735 | 85 | 11.6% |
| Thru 2/22/20 | |||
Carjacking data comes directly from the CPD’s own data set, so add 20% to obtain the true numbers. Previous year data sets represent the entire year’s tally.
| # of Victims | # of Incidents | # Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 7 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 6 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 5 shot | 2 | 1 |
| 4 shot | 1 | 2 |
| Hat Trick | 10 | 9 |
| 2 shot | 57 | 15 |
| As of 4/1/20 |
*Costs assume the following:
Cost estimates provided by Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion and The bill for treating a gunshot wound: $21,000 for the first 35 minutes.
| 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 | 4,535 |
| Lori Lightfoot | 2019- |
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| Freq. | CPD Dist. | Main 'hoods |
|---|---|---|
| 460.125 | CW 1 | Citywide |
| 460.175 | CW 2 | Evidence Techs |
| 460.150 | 001 & 018 | Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast |
| 460.500 | 002 | Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard |
| 460.075 | 003 | Woodlawn, South Shore |
| 460.200 | 004 & 006 | Auburn Gresham, Chatham |
| 460.025 | 005 & 022 | Roseland, West Pullman |
| 460.400 | 007 & 008 | Englewood, Chicago Lawn |
| 460.450 | 009 | Bridgeport, Brighton Park, New City |
| 460.225 | 012 & 014 | Near West Side, Wicker Park, Logan Square |
| 460.100 | 010 & 011 | Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale |
| 460.425 | 015 & 025 | Austin, Belmont-Cragin |
| 460.050 | 019 | Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown |
| 460.375 | 020 & 024 | 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.
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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.
