Crime Chicago

chicago police department suv, 2011

chicago had murder rate of 18.5 per 100,000 residents in 2012, ranking 16th among cities 100,000 people or more. higher in new york city , los angeles, 2 largest cities in united states, have lower murder rates , lower total homicides. however, less in many smaller american cities, including new orleans, newark, , detroit, had 53 murders per 100,000 residents in 2012. 2015 year-end crime statistics showed there 468 murders in chicago in 2015 compared 416 year before, 12.5% increase, 2,900 shootings—13% more year prior, , 29% since 2013. chicago had more homicides other city in 2015 in total not on per capita basis, according chicago tribune. in annual crime statistics 2016, chicago police department reported city experienced dramatic rise in gun violence, 4,331 shooting victims. department reported 762 murders in chicago year 2016, total marked 62.8% increase in homicides 2015. in june 2017, chicago police department , federal atf announced new task force, similar past task forces, address flow of illegal guns , repeat offenses guns.

according reports in 2013, of chicago s violent crime comes gangs trying maintain control of drug-selling territories , , related activities of sinaloa cartel, 2006 had decided seek control illicit drug distribution, against local street gangs. violent crime rates vary area of city, more economically developed areas having low rates, other sections have higher rates of crime. in 2013, violent crime rate 910 per 100,000 people; murder rate 10.4 – while high crime districts saw 38.9, low crime districts saw 2.5 murders per 100,000.

the number of murders in chicago peaked @ 970 in 1974, when city s population on 3 million people (a murder rate of 29 per 100,000), , reached 943 murders in 1992, (a murder rate of 34 per 100,000). however, chicago, other major u.s. cities, experienced significant reduction in violent crime rates through 1990s, falling 448 homicides in 2004, lowest total since 1965 , 15.65 murders per 100,000. chicago s homicide tally remained low during 2005 (449), 2006 (452), , 2007 (435) rose 510 in 2008, breaking 500 first time since 2003. in 2009, murder count fell 458 (10% down). , in 2010 chicago s murder rate fell 435 (16.14 per 100,000), 5% decrease 2009 , lowest levels since 1965. in 2011, chicago s murders fell 1.2% 431 (a rate of 15.94 per 100,000). shot 506 in 2012.

in 2012, chicago ranked 21st in united states in numbers of homicides per person, in first half of 2013 there significant drop per-person, in categories of violent crime, including homicide (down 26%). chicago ended 2013 415 murders, lowest number of murders since 1965, , overall crime rates dropped 16 percent. (in 1965, there 397 murders.)

jens ludwig, director of university of chicago crime lab, estimated shootings cost city of chicago $2.5 billion in 2012.

in 2014, chicago police department reported total murder count of 390 through december 20, 2014, according chicago sun-times. means chicago able record lowest number of murder totals in close 5 years second continuous calendar year, despite overall increase in shootings. cook county medical examiner s office had reported total of 410 homicides 16 of including fatal police shootings, within same time period.