Tracking homicides in Chicago
- Abuse 7 (0.2%)
- Arson 18 (0.52%)
- Asphyxia 16 (0.46%)
- Assault 136 (3.95%)
- Auto crash 19 (0.55%)
- Auto Crash 42 (1.22%)
- Child abuse 2 (0.06%)
- Child Abuse 35 (1.02%)
- Drowning 2 (0.06%)
- Electrocution 1 (0.03%)
- Fall 1 (0.03%)
- Fall from Height 1 (0.03%)
- Gunshot 3,441 (100.0%)
- Hanging 1 (0.03%)
- Methadone toxicity 1 (0.03%)
- Neglect 6 (0.17%)
- Poisoning 1 (0.03%)
- Restraint 1 (0.03%)
- Sharp force injuries 1 (0.03%)
- Sharp-force injuries 2 (0.06%)
- Stabbing 332 (9.65%)
- Strangled 1 (0.03%)
- Strangling 76 (2.21%)
- Strangulation 1 (0.03%)
- Stress due to altercation 1 (0.03%)
- Stress from robbery 1 (0.03%)
- Suffocation 4 (0.12%)
- Trauma 82 (2.38%)
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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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- 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.
