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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.
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate. It is typically expressed in units of deaths per 100,000 individuals per year; a homicide rate of 4 in a population of 100,000 would mean 4 murders a year, or 0.004% out of the total.
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
List of U.S. states by homicide rate; List of United States cities by crime rate (2014) Number of guns per capita by country; Right to keep and bear arms in the United States; United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000) United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... With more than 570 homicides in 2024, police in Chicago reported fewer than 600 murders for the first time since 2019.
The number of murders includes nonnegligent manslaughter. This list is based on the reporting agency. In most cases the city and the reporting agency are identical. However, in some cases such as Charlotte, Honolulu and Las Vegas, the reporting agency as more than one city. Murder is the only statistic that all agencies are required to report.
Murder of Jason Hudson: Chicago: 2008-10-24: 2: Brother and mother of singer Jennifer Hudson shot at their home [31] [32] Gage Park murders: Chicago: 2016-02-02: 6: Six members of Martinez family murdered in house in Gage Park, Chicago [33] Duck Walk Killer: Chicago: 2: Unsolved spree killing in Rogers Park neighborhood: Mercy Hospital shooting ...