Chicago Crime Statistics

Chicago's Murder Rate Up 35 Percent This Year

Posted 03.30.2012

Three months into 2012, Chicago has seen 114 homicides, representing a 35 percent spike in the city's murder rate compared to the same period last yea...

Rahm Reassigns 114 Cops To Streets, But Is Move 'Smoke And Mirrors'?

Posted 11.15.2011

Standing alongside his Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday that, effective on Thursday, 114 of the ci...

Chicago Crime Numbers Down Again

Posted 07.09.2011

Chicago's crime rate continued to decline in April, marking the 28th consecutive month that the Chicago Police Department reported a drop in violent c...

Overall Crime Down In Chicago, But Murders Up

FOX Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Although overall crime in Chicago was down, homicides rose more than five percent this year through June compared to the same period last year, accord...