Chicago Murder Rate

With City's Murder Rate Still Soaring, Rahm Announces Strategy

Posted 05.15.2012

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Facing criticism concerning Chicago's soaring homicide rate thus far this year, Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced a new "wraparound" crime-fighting st...

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Another Bloody Night: 3 Dead, 7 Wounded By Gun Violence

Posted 04.14.2012

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Three people were killed and seven others injured in shootings Friday evening into Saturday morning in Chicago, continuing what has already been a blo...

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Chicago Homicides Up 60 Percent In 3 Months

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 04.12.2012

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CHICAGO — Homicides in Chicago spiked by 60 percent during the first three months of the year despite an increase in police resources in some of...

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Chicago's Murder Rate Up 35 Percent This Year

Posted 03.30.2012

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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...

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Chicago Crime Numbers Down Again

Posted 07.09.2011

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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...

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Chicago Murder, Crime Rate Down Again

Posted 05.25.2011

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For the 22nd consecutive month, crime figures in almost every category were lower this October than they were a year prior. The murder rate in the ci...

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2-Year-Old SHOT In Head On The South Side

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: The suspect in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old girl has turned himself in to police Thursday afternoon, accompanied by his mother and Rev. ...

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Is Chicago Violence As Bad As It Seems? Or Is Media Coverage To Blame? Depends On Who You Ask

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Sunday, anti-violence activists gathered once again to speak out against Chicago violence. Community members and local religious leaders called for...

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Supt. Jody Weis: Chicago Crime Rate Down In April

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as violent murders and beatings make headlines across Chicago, police Supt. Jody Weis said violent crime is down 11 percent in the city and the m...

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Bodies Of Two Brothers, Other Man Found In Stolen Car On Southwest Side

Posted 05.25.2011

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The bodies of three men--two of them brothers--were found Wednesday night in a stolen and abandoned Pontiac Grand Prix on the Southwest Side. The ve...

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Chicago Police Department Announces New Anti-Violence Initiatives

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago police will use quickly culled gang intelligence, computer analytics and mobile strike teams to combat summer violence, Superintendent Jody We...

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What Does Weather Have To Do With Chicago Violence?

Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems that every year, as Chicagoans celebrate the first warm days of the season, the excitement is tempered by a wave of violence. After months of...

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Seven DEAD In Chicago Shootings In Only A Few Hours

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating shootings around the city that left seven people dead and 18 more wounded in a matter of hours. Poli...

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Homicides Tick Up In 2010, 'Challenging' Chicago Police

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis released sobering statistics on city crime Sunday morning, announcing that homicides were higher through May 2...

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Three MORE Bodies Found In Trunk On South Side

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATED STORY: Just weeks after the bodies of three beaten men were discovered in a stolen car on the Southwest Side, three more bodies were found i...

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Does Chicago Have An Image Problem?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Violent crime is down in Chicago. But if you turn on CNN or pick up the New York Times, you certainly wouldn't think so. The topic of violence in Chic...

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Denver Murder Rate In 2009 Second Lowest Since 1964

The Denver Post | Kirk Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denver's murder tally for 2009 was the lowest since 2000 and the second-lowest since 1964, following an encouraging state and national trend of decrea...

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Cops Say Murder Rate Down In Chicago

Chicago Tribune | Annie Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Homicides continued to decline this year in Chicago through September, including homicides of school-age children, according to Police Department stat...

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Murder Rate Down 11 Percent: Police

Chicago Sun-Times | STEFANO ESPOSITO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis on Friday hailed an 11 percent drop in homicides and a 9 percent dip in all crimes during the first seven months of 200...

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Chicago Tops 500 Homicides In 2008

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's not something civic leaders will want to brag about, but the Chicago Police Department reports the city has recorded its 500th homicide of 2008. ...

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Chicago Homicides Nearing Five-Year High

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brought to Chicago from the FBI to improve the image of a scandal-plagued Chicago Police Department, Jody Weis instead saw his first year as superinte...

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Chicago Once Again The US "Murder Capital"

CBS 2 Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago is the Second City in nickname and the third in population, but when it comes to murder, the city has the dubious distinction of being second ...

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Chicago Murder Rate Tops New York And Los Angeles

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Annie Sweeney | Posted 01.23.2012

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As police Supt. Jody Weis returns to the hot seat during a City Council budget hearing today, Chicago is outpacing New York and Los Angeles in 2008 mu...

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