Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 4 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jovantay Alexander,
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1/18/13
|
5400 S. Laflin St.
New City |
Gunshot
Gangway |
|
Rodney Stewart,
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11/8/12
|
2600 W. 83rd St.
Ashburn |
Gunshot
Gangway |
|
Efrain Cruz,
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9/21/12
|
3200 W. LeMoyne St.
West Town |
Gunshot
Gangway |
|
Jaylin Johnson,
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5/26/12
|
11100 S. Normal Ave.
Roseland |
Gunshot
Gangway |
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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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- 2007: view online, or download a spreadsheet
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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.
