Chicago Murder Rate

Murder Rate Down 11 Percent From Last Year: Police

Chicago Tribune | Annie Sweeney | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago


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

Murder Rate Down 11 Percent: Police

Chicago Sun-Times | STEFANO ESPOSITO | Posted 09.08.2009 | Chicago


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...

Chicago Tops 500 Homicides In 2008

Associated Press | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


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. ...

Chicago Homicides Nearing Five-Year High

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago


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...

Chicago Once Again The US "Murder Capital"

CBS 2 Chicago | Posted 11.25.2008 | Chicago


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 ...

Chicago Murder Rate Tops New York And Los Angeles

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Annie Sweeney | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago


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...