May to Date
Shot & Killed: 29
Shot & Wounded: 110
Total Shot: 139
Total Homicides: 29
May to Date
Shot & Killed: 29
Shot & Wounded: 110
Total Shot: 139
Total Homicides: 29
Week in Progress (5/19 – 5/25)
Shot & Killed: 3
Shot & Wounded: 7
Total Shot: 10
Total Homicides: 3
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 162
Shot & Wounded: 655
Total Shot: 817
Total Homicides: 175
With the new mayor taking the wheel of the clown car come Monday, this marks the end of the “Shoot-o-Rahm-a” moniker. We have a preliminary total homicide tally for the Rahm era coming in at 4,454 or about 556 per year with a handful more likely to be added before the swearing in commences.
Final Shoot-o-Rahm-a Tally: 4 killed, 12 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 5 killed, 33 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 4 killed, 37 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 6 killed, 39 wounded
2015 weekend tally*: 12 killed, 45 wounded
2014 weekend tally*: 8 killed, 21 wounded
Friday 5/17
6:05p 8000 S Perry, Chatham, M/30
Saturday 5/18
3:55a 1400 N Washtenaw, Humboldt Park, F/36
1:10p 8300 S Paxton, South Chicago, M/19
3:50p 200 W 47th, Fuller Park, M/38
9:40p 1600 S Homan, North Lawndale, M/41
11:45p 1500 W 68th, Englewood, F/35
Sunday 5/19
2:00a 1900 S Springfield, North Lawndale, M/25
2:00a 1900 S Springfield, North Lawndale, M/27
3:25a 4900 W Thomas, Austin, M/48
4:35a 300 N Cicero, Austin, M/32
11:35a 200 W 94th, Roseland, M/16
11:35a 200 W 94th, Roseland, M/17
12:55p 4000 W Madison, Garfield Park, M/31
10:35p 4200 S Campbell, Brighton Park, M/29
Monday Overtime
1:00a 100 N Hermitage, Near West Side, M/19
2:35a 4300 S Fairfield, Brighton Park, F/7
Key:
shooting
homicide
Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
* Early Memorial Day Weekend, Extra Day
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 15 | 52 | 67 |
| Garfield Park | 12 | 44 | 56 |
| Austin | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| Humboldt Park | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| South Shore | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Roseland | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Chicago Lawn | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| Grand Crossing | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| North Lawndale | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Auburn Gresham | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Chatham | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| South Chicago | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Little Village | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| West Town | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Near West Side | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| All Others | 43 | 181 | 224 |
| As of 4/30/19 | |||
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 41 | 22 |
| chest | 30 | 28 |
| back | 11 | 55 |
| neck | 7 | 9 |
| face | 6 | 22 |
| abdomen | 5 | 36 |
| leg | 2 | 134 |
| shoulder | 2 | 24 |
| unknown/other | 41 | 188 |
| As of 4/30/19 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2019 POs | 1 | 2 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 4/26/19 | ||
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 | 134 | 92.4% |
| Stabbing | 6 | 4.1% |
| Trauma | 2 | 1.4% |
| Auto | 1 | 0.7% |
| Child Abuse | 1 | 0.7% |
| Strangulation | 1 | 0.7% |
| As of 4/30/19 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 118 | 6 |
| Hispanic | 22 | 1 |
| White/Other | 5 | - |
| Police | 1 | 1 |
| Self Defense | - | 3 |
| Unknown | - | 137 |
| As of 4/30/19 |
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 123 | 479 |
| Female | 22 | 66 |
| As of 4/30/19 |
| Legal Outcome | Homicides |
|---|---|
| No Suspect Charged | 128 |
| Suspect Charged | 12 |
| Self-Defense | 3 |
| Murder-Suicide | 1 |
| Police-Involved | 1 |
The clearance rate is a calculation of Total Homicide Suspects Charged/(Total Homicides – Police involved – Self Defense – Murder/Suicides). Regardless of how many people are charged in relation to a single homicide, it’s only counted as one suspect for calculation purposes. The rate has nothing to do with criminal proceedings and convictions (or lack thereof).
New for 2019, we’re going to be live streaming police scanner traffic on YouTube most Saturday evenings or if and when other occasions permit. Join us!
Past streams:
4/17/2019: “Large Groups” & Downtown Stupidity
4/14/2019: Saturday Night Live Stream
4/13/2019 First dlive Chicago Values stream
4/6/2019: Broadcasting Chicago Values
3/23/2019: Saturday Night Live Stream
3/16/2019: Vomit O’Rahma
3/9/2019: Saturday Night Live Stream
3/2/2019: Zone 10 Saturday Night!
2/28/2019: The first one. Just a test.
If you happen to be on dlive, we’re looking at doing live streams over there as well.
| # of Victims | # of Incidents | # Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 7 shot | 7 | 2 |
| 6 shot | 2 | 0 |
| 5 shot | 1 | 0 |
| 4 shot | 1 | 0 |
| Hat Trick | 15 | 9 |
| 2 shot | 85 | 36 |
| As of 5/12/19 |
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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 |
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 check out Broadcastify’s Live Audio Feeds.
| 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.
