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Officials in Manhattan and Chicago touted sharp drops in homicides in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same ...
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...
Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...
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According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, while there have been 90 fewer homicides and more than 400 fewer shootings ...
Data from across Cook County also shows record breaking increases in violent crime. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed 875 gun related homicides in 2020, breaking the previous ...
Chicago police say there were 703 fewer shootings so far this year than the first 11 months of 2016. Homicides are down 14% this year, officials say, citing police department statistics ...
The agency hasn’t released statistics for 2021 yet, but Chicago saw a 60% increase in homicides in 2020 compared to 2019. Change in crimes compared to 2022 by type from Jan. 1 to Mar. 27 Compared to ...
Chicago homicides statistics see 44 percent drop in first two months of 2019. February had a five-year low number. By Alexandra Svokos. March 1, 2019, 3:12 PM. 5:17.
Chicago's homicide clearance rate – the percentage of cases in which police arrest or identify a suspect – fell from 17.1 in 2017 to 15.4 during the first six months of 2018, the data shows.