Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 12 homicides since Jan. 1, 2008.
| Name, age + Story |
Date + Time |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
James Moca,
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1/15/12 |
4200 W. 63rd St.
West Lawn |
Arson |
|
Francis Walton,
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9/23/10
|
1500 W. 47th St.
New City |
Stabbing
Hotel/motel |
|
Mobolaji Osho,
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8/13/10
|
2000 E. 71st St.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Michael Bailey,
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7/18/10
|
7400 S. Evans Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Alan Penny,
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7/2/10
|
3100 W. Washington Blvd.
East Garfield Park |
Arson
Apartment |
|
Joyce Fulgium,
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1/2/10
|
11000 S. Lowe Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Geraldine Simmons,
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8/8/09
|
10000 S. Eberhart Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Darcell Frazier,
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1/29/09
|
12200 S. State St.
West Pullman |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Stanley Gipson,
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10/24/08
|
4500 S. La Crosse Ave.
Garfield Ridge |
Trauma
Garage |
|
Herbert Balentine,
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8/25/08
|
7900 S. Ellis Ave.
Chatham |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Richard Francis,
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7/2/08
|
2400 W. Belmont Ave.
North Center |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Billy Moore,
|
2/3/08
|
9100 S. South Chicago Ave.
Calumet Heights |
Stabbing
Apartment |
Tracking homicides in Chicago is an ongoing project of the RedEye. This site is updated regularly with information from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Breaking News Center. Information is subject to change. Data points appear Thursdays in RedEye’s print edition.
EveryBlock was a source for 2008 homicide data.
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- 2008: view online, or download a spreadsheet
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- 2012: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- or read our primer on visualizing this data.
This application is based on Homicide Report, created for the Los Angeles Times by Ken Schwencke. It was adapted for use in Chicago by Ryan Mark, Chris Groskopf, Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer.
Tracy Swartz wrangles the data and writes the posts.
Drew Sottardi organizes and maps the print edition.

