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Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.
Chicago: 1993-04-19: Three-year-old boy murdered by mentally-ill mother: Robert Sandifer: Chicago: 1994-09-01: 11-year-old boy known as "Yummy" killed by fellow gang members out of fear he could become an informant: Murder of Eric Morse: Chicago: 1994-10-13: Five-year-old African-American boy dropped from a high-rise in the Ida B. Wells Homes ...
The torture deaths of these two men is known as the "M&M Murders" in the Chicago crime annals. [176] 1963 – The FBI's "lockstep surveillance" of Outfit front boss Sam Giancana began. [177] November 22, 1963 – President Kennedy was assassinated while being driven in a convertible, while in a presidential motorcade, in Dallas, Texas. It's ...
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 ...
The number of murders in Chicago this year, a city of 2.7 million, exceeds those in Los Angeles and New York combined. Chicago murders top 700 for first time in nearly two decades Skip to main content
Homicides Population Per 100,000 Year ... Chicago United States: 798 ... United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000) Notes
Pages in category "Murder in Chicago" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Murder of Derrion ...
If the murder rate in Memphis stays steady, the city is on track to reach 240 homicides in 2016, shattering the highest murders recorded in one year -- 213 homicides set in 1993. Last year, the ...