2015 Crime and Murder Stats for Chicago
July 27, 2015 in News by RBN Staff
Here is a data compilation of the violence which is a daily occurrence in the ‘Gun Free Zone’, a.k.a. ‘Easy Murder City’, known as Chicago, Illinois … brace yourself.
Source: HeyJackass
July To Date
Shot & Killed: 45
Shot & Wounded: 229
Total Shot: 274
Total Homicides: 47
The Weekend’s Stupidity
Shot & Killed: 7
Shot & Wounded: 34
Total Shot: 41
Total Homicides: 7
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 234
Shot & Wounded: 1319
Total Shot: 1553
Total Homicides: 268
The Weekend’s [Non]Hysteria
Frequent visitors should know the routine by now: National media outlets, mildly retarded politicians along with their social media hangers-on will lose their collective s**t/c***m their shorts over another “mass shooting” where [X] number of people are killed by [insert favored description here] because [pick one reason: flag, NRA or Religion of Peace workplace violence] all while completely ignoring the same [X] that happens here day after day.
Final Stupidity Tally: 7 killed, 34 wounded
2014 weekend tally: 2 killed, 30 wounded
Friday 7/24
3:00p 6500 S Justine, Englewood, M/24
6:45p 1200 S Kolin, North Lawndale, M/17
7:45p 8801 S Aberdeen, Auburn Gresham, F/25
11:05p 1000 N Kedvale, Humboldt Park, M/16
Saturday 7/25
12:50a 4900 W Hubbard, Austin, M/32
2:10a 2600 W 24th, Little Village, M/40
2:40a 8100 S Loomis, Auburn Gresham, F/24
4:05a 2500 W Iowa, West Town, F/22
5:15a 6400 S Eberhart, Woodlawn, M/24
7:00a Woman found dead on Loop El platform
7:00a 2300 W Chicago, West Town, M/21
5:00p 7800 S Seeley, Auburn Gresham, F/37
7:30p 3100 W Maypole, Garfield Park, M/21
7:30p 3100 W Maypole, Garfield Park, M/21
10:15p 1100 E 73rd, Grand Crossing, M/21
10:15p 1100 E 73rd, Grand Crossing, M/21
10:15p 7900 S Ingleside, Chatham, M/53
11:40p 7900 S Exchange, South Chicago, M/27
11:40p 7900 S Exchange, South Chicago, F/19
11:45p 6800 S Paulina, Englewood, M/20
Sunday 7/26
12:15a 7500 S Rhodes, Grand Crossing, M/16
12:35a 6100 S King, Washington Park, M/40
1:00a 1400 N Milwaukee, West Town, M/40
2:05a 1700 E 69th, South Shore, F/22
2:05a 1700 E 69th, South Shore, F/35
2:35a 500 N Avers, Humboldt Park, M/32
2:35a 500 N Avers, Humboldt Park, M/? (video)
2:35a 500 N Avers, Humboldt Park, F/26
5:00a 1600 W 53rd, New City, M/39
5:30a 2600 W 23rd, Little Village, M/27
9:15a 8100 S Manistee, South Chicago, M/18 (photos,video)
2:30p 700 W 48th, New City, M/32
3:30p 8000 S Washtenaw, Ashburn, M/22
5:45p 700 W 103rd, Washington Heights, M/42
6:05p 7900 S Stony Island, Avalon Park, M/22
6:45p 2859 S Kedvale, Little Village, M/16
11:55p 6800 S Morgan, Englewood, M/24
Monday Overtime
12:00a 8100 S Muskegon, South Chicago, M/28
12:20a 8500 S Escanaba, South Chicago, M/24
1:55a 2300 W 19th, Lower W Side, M/23
2:35a 1700 W Montvale, Morgan Park, M/19
3:00a 4700 S Drexel, Kenwood, M/21
Key:
shooting
homicide
Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
Shot Placement
| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| chest | 59 | 68 |
| head | 57 | 50 |
| back | 33 | 127 |
| side | 13 | 24 |
| abdomen | 11 | 82 |
| face | 5 | 37 |
| neck | 3 | 28 |
| shoulder | 2 | 62 |
| other | 5 | 778 |
| As of 7/26/15 |
Deadliest ‘hoods
| Neighborhood | Homicides | Wounded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 18 | 161 | 179 |
| Austin | 23 | 99 | 122 |
| Garfield Park | 9 | 96 | 105 |
| Roseland | 13 | 55 | 68 |
| Auburn Gresham | 5 | 58 | 63 |
| North Lawndale | 14 | 48 | 62 |
| Chicago Lawn | 7 | 54 | 61 |
| Humboldt Park | 10 | 49 | 59 |
| New City | 8 | 49 | 57 |
| Chatham | 9 | 44 | 53 |
| Grand Crossing | 10 | 42 | 52 |
| South Shore | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| Woodlawn | 4 | 36 | 40 |
| South Chicago | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| West Pullman | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| All Others | 108 | 421 | 529 |
| As of 7/26/15 | |||
Cause of Death
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 234 | 87.3% |
| Stabbing | 18 | 6.7% |
| Trauma | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asphyxiation | 3 | 1.1% |
| Auto | 3 | 1.1% |
| Assault | 2 | 0.7% |
| Child Abuse | 2 | 0.7% |
| Arson | 1 | 0.4% |
| As of 7/27/15 |
Race of Victim/Assailant
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 197 | 42 |
| Hispanic | 48 | 12 |
| White/Other | 10 | 6 |
| Police | – | 4 |
| As of 7/20/15 |
*Victim metrics only include homicides. Assailant metrics only account for those incidents where either an arrest has been made or if it involved the police.
Gender of Victim
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 241 | 1186 |
| Female | 27 | 132 |
| As of 7/27/15 |
Total Shot
| 2014 | 2015 | YoY % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 103 | 152 | +47.5% |
| Feb | 72 | 78 | +8.3% |
| Mar | 120 | 211 | +75.8% |
| Apr | 263 | 238 | -9.5% |
| May | 270 | 322 | +19.2% |
| Jun | 280 | 289 | +3.2% |
| Jul 1-26 | 281 | 274 | -2.5% |
| As of 7/27/15 |
The Cost of Stupidity
*Costs assume the following:
- $55,000: Average gunshot victim ER and hospital expenses.
- $1000: Average CFD ambulance ride, only applicable to 80% of victims, rest self-transport.
- $800: Homicide-related autopsies.
- Doesn’t include hospice care or ongoing rehabilitation.
Cost estimates provided by Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion.
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Homicide Clearance Rate
| Legal Outcome | Homicides |
|---|---|
| No Suspect Charged | 188 |
| Suspect Charged | 60 |
| Murder/Suicide | 6 |
| Police-Involved | 4 |
| Self-Defense | 1 |
The clearance rate is a calculation of Total Homicide Suspects Charged/(Total Homicides – Police involved – Self Defense – Murder/Suicides). Regardless of how many people are charged in relation to a single homicide, it’s only counted as one suspect for calculation purposes. The rate has nothing to do with criminal proceedings and convictions (or lack thereof).
Police-involved Shootings
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 17 | 28 |
| 2013 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 8 | 49 |
| 2011 | 23 | 37 |
| 2010 | 13 | 33 |
| 2009 | 19 | 42 |
2009-2012 stats account for CPD incidents only. 2013-2015 may include other police forces within Chicago, such as the Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff or various 3 lettered federal agencies. Historical data pulled from Independent Police Review Authority.
Multi-victim Shootings
| # of Victims | # of Incidents | # Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 5 shot | 3 | 0 |
| 4 shot | 4 | 4 |
| Hat Trick | 34 | 16 |
| 2 shot | 157 | 48 |
| As of 7/24/15 |
Selfie-O-Meter
A “selfie” is an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound or occasionally referred to as a “negligent discharge”. Metric doesn’t include suicides or suicide attempts.
Death Investigations
A death investigation is the process whereby the CPD seeks to understand how and why a person died, typically under suspicious circumstances, but has NOT officially declared the incident a homicide.
No Hitters
Dates without a reported shooting or homicide: 1/7, 1/12, 1/15, 2/5, 2/18, 2/24 and 2/28.
Yearly Murder Trend (1957-2014)
| Mayor | Term | Homicides |
|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Daley | 1955-1976 | 10,910 |
| Michael Bilandic | 1976-1979 | 2,408 |
| Jane Byrne | 1979-1983 | 3,202 |
| Harold Washington | 1983-1987 | 3,295 |
| Eugene Sawyer | 1987-1989 | 978 |
| Richard M. Daley | 1989-2011 | 14,653 |
| Rahm Emanuel | 2011- | 1,931 |
Merchandise
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Police Scanner Frequencies
If you’re interested in listening to Chicago mayhem, invest in a quality scanner or a cheaper two-way radio and tune in to the frequencies below:
- NEW! Uniden BCD996P2
- NEW! Uniden BCD325P2
- Uniden BCD396XT
- Uniden BC75XLT
- Uniden BCD996XT
- Baofeng UV5RA
- Baofeng UV-5R V2+
- BaoFeng BF-F8+
- All Police Scanners & Accessories
If you’re not local, head over to either the Apple or Google app store and download a scanner app or check out Broadcastify’s Live Audio Feeds.
| Freq. | CPD Dist. | Main ‘hoods |
|---|---|---|
| 460.1250 | CW 1 | Citywide |
| 460.1750 | CW 2 | Citywide |
| 460.1500 | 1 & 18 | Loop, Mag Mile, Gold Coast |
| 460.5000 | 2 & 21 | Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard |
| 460.0750 | 3 | Woodlawn, South Shore |
| 460.2000 | 4 & 6 | Auburn Gresham, Chatham |
| 460.0250 | 5 & 22 | Roseland, West Pullman |
| 460.4000 | 7 & 8 | Englewood, Chicago Lawn |
| 460.4500 | 12 & 14 | Near West Side, New City |
| 460.1000 | 10 & 11 | Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, N. Lawndale |
| 460.4250 | 15 & 25 | Austin, Belmot-Cragin |
| 460.0500 | 19 | Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown |
| 460.3750 | 20 & 24 | Edgewater, Rogers Park |
| Chicago Fire | Citywide | |
Chicago Reads
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*Source Data & Editor’s Note
We compile our own dataset using the following sources: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Homicide Watch Chicago, DNAInfo Chicago,Chicago Redeye Homicide Tracker, NBC5 Chicago,City of Chicago Data Portal and CPD CLEARMAP.
Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.
Editor’s note: All murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murders. We counts homicides, whereas the CPD counts murders. A homicide, regardless of type or by whom, within the city limits of Chicago counts towards our total metric. CPD-involved, ISP-involved and justifiable homicides all count. Reckless homicides may count if the Medical Examiner rules that the cause of death was a homicide. Suicides do not count. Additional definitions can be found on theGlossary page.
… Aaaand It’s Gone!
Looks as if G-Math took Bunny’s advice and unfounded a robbery, only the one unfounded was the most publicized robbery of 2014 – the one involving the Mayor’s son. Our colleagues over at Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown made the eye-popping discovery:
“CWB has found that the beating and robbery of Emanuel’s teenage son on December 19 does not appear anywhere in the Chicago Data Portal — a city-run public web site that is supposed to be so accurate, the Chicago Police Department used its existence as an excuse to stop issuing annual reports to citizens after nearly 50 years.
After two armed robberies were reported in Emanuel’s neighborhood this week, a CWB editor visited the city database to compare year-over-year robbery rates for that area.
He didn’t get very far: “The robbery of the mayor’s son was probably the highest-profile robbery in Chicago last year,” he said, “Its absence screamed at me.”
CWB contacted the Chicago Police Department about the missing data on Tuesday morning. No one has responded to our inquiry.”
It’s bulls**t like this along with the Chicago Magazine articles and the Chicago Tribune article that made us stop using the “data” portal a year ago.
Like we said when this story first broke, “we wouldn’t be surprised if this strong-arm robbery gets downgraded to theft, lost property or just goes away completely.”Between the alleged offender being charged as a juvenile (therefore no mugshot, no names, no details, hence no story) and the missing data point, it looks like “goes away completely” was an accurate prediction.