Final 2024 Totals (vs 2023)
Shot & Killed: 536 (-7%)
Shot & Wounded: 2444 (-2%)
Total Shot: 2980 (-3%)
Total Homicides: 613 (-6%)
Final 2024 Totals (vs 2023)
Shot & Killed: 536 (-7%)
Shot & Wounded: 2444 (-2%)
Total Shot: 2980 (-3%)
Total Homicides: 613 (-6%)
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 144 | 96 |
| chest | 119 | 134 |
| back | 40 | 216 |
| abdomen | 32 | 158 |
| face | 29 | 83 |
| neck | 23 | 62 |
| side | 12 | 50 |
| other/unknown | 210 | 1,645 |
| As of 1/1/25 |
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 51 | 175 |
| Englewood | 38 | 187 |
| Garfield Park | 33 | 166 |
| North Lawndale | 26 | 137 |
| South Shore | 35 | 113 |
| Auburn Gresham | 33 | 91 |
| Little Village | 23 | 97 |
| Grand Crossing | 39 | 78 |
| Humboldt Park | 17 | 92 |
| Near West Side | 16 | 88 |
| Chatham | 26 | 71 |
| New City | 15 | 76 |
| Roseland | 24 | 67 |
| West Pullman | 21 | 64 |
| Chicago Lawn | 15 | 67 |
| All Others | 199 | 875 |
| As of 1/5/25 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 650 | 2,500 |
| 2022 | 739 | 2,936 |
| 2021 | 856 | 3,745 |
| 2020 | 798 | 3,451 |
| 2019 | 521 | 2,291 |
| 2018 | 592 | 2,465 |
| 2017 | 685 | 2,935 |
| 2016 | 808 | 3,658 |
| 2015 | 513 | 2,546 |
| 2014 | 465 | 2,229 |
Previous year data is reflective of year end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 538 | 2,444 | 2,982 | 18.0% |
| 2023 | 577 | 2,500 | 3,077 | 18.8% |
| 2022 | 666 | 2,936 | 3,602 | 18.5% |
| 2021 | 798 | 3,745 | 4,543 | 17.6% |
| 2020 | 724 | 3,451 | 4,175 | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 464 | 2,291 | 2,755 | 16.8% |
| As of 1/1/25 | ||||
| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 12/26/25 | 36 | 32 | 52.9% |
In conjunction with CWB Chicago’s “Brandon’s Bodies” series, the above illustrates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to terminate the City’s relationship with ShotSpotter. Fatality rate (FR%) is total people fatally shot / total people shot.
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 543 | 2078 |
| Female | 68 | 366 |
| As of 1/5/25 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 454 | 46 |
| Hispanic | 135 | 11 |
| White/Other | 21 | 3 |
| As of 1/5/25 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 539 | 88.2% |
| Stabbing | 28 | 4.6% |
| Trauma | 28 | 4.6% |
| Arson | 4 | 0.7% |
| Auto | 4 | 0.7% |
| Child Abuse | 3 | 0.5% |
| Strangulation | 2 | 0.3% |
| Drowning | 1 | 0.2% |
| Electrocution | 1 | 0.2% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.2% |
| As of 1/5/25 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 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 |
| CPD Shot | 2 | 4 |
| CPD Suicides | 3 | - |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 19 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 12/8/24 | ||
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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 11 | 32 |
| Teens (13-17) | 47 | 238 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 342 | 1,413 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 164 | 571 |
| AARP (55+) | 45 | 90 |
| Unknown | 1 | 100 |
| As of 1/1/25 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 11 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 8 shot | 2 | 3 |
| 7 shot | 4 | 2 |
| 6 shot | 2 | 1 |
| 5 shot | 6 | 4 |
| 4 shot | 14 | 10 |
| Hat Trick | 76 | 37 |
| 2 shot | 288 | 110 |
| As of 1/1/25 |
| Legal Outcome | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total Homicides | 501 | 100% |
| No Suspect Charged | 396 | 79.0% |
| Suspect Charged | 79 | 15.8% |
| Bar to Prosecute | 21 | 4.2% |
| Death of Offender | 5 | 1.0% |
| Thru 10/31/24 |
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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 | 4,535 |
| Lori Lightfoot | 2019-2023 | 2,958 |
| Brandon Johnson | 2023-Dec25 | 1,473 |
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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 (long gone), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker (no longer updated) & Homicide Tracker (declared dead), 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, Various CPD Dashboards, ISP Expressway Shooting Dashboard, CPD’s Media Major Incident Notifications and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.
Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by Crimeisdown.com’s most excellent Incident Map or the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.
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.
All statistics, metrics, charts, graphs and other visualizations are preliminary based on the data available at the time. All incidents are subject to further analysis or change.
