Tracking homicides in Chicago
- Abandoned building 13 (1.21%)
- Abandoned Building 1 (0.09%)
- Alley 223 (20.69%)
- Apartment 291 (26.99%)
- Bank 1 (0.09%)
- Barbershop 3 (0.28%)
- Bar or tavern 8 (0.74%)
- Car wash 5 (0.46%)
- CHA apartment 7 (0.65%)
- CHA Apartment 1 (0.09%)
- CHA grounds 1 (0.09%)
- CHA hallway 2 (0.19%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell 1 (0.09%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell/elevator 1 (0.09%)
- CHA parking lot 14 (1.3%)
- CHA parking lot/grounds 10 (0.93%)
- CHA stairwell 1 (0.09%)
- Church property 2 (0.19%)
- Club 1 (0.09%)
- College/University building 1 (0.09%)
- Commercial 1 (0.09%)
- Commercial business/office 1 (0.09%)
- Convenience store 2 (0.19%)
- CTA bus 2 (0.19%)
- CTA garage/other property 1 (0.09%)
- CTA platform 2 (0.19%)
- Currency Exchange 1 (0.09%)
- Department Store 1 (0.09%)
- Driveway 7 (0.65%)
- Drug store 2 (0.19%)
- Drug Store 1 (0.09%)
- Eisenhower Expressway 1 (0.09%)
- Expressway embankment 1 (0.09%)
- Factory 1 (0.09%)
- Factory/manufacturing building 1 (0.09%)
- Gangway 6 (0.56%)
- Garage 22 (2.04%)
- Garage/Auto repair 1 (0.09%)
- Gas station 31 (2.88%)
- Gas Station 9 (0.83%)
- Grocery 8 (0.74%)
- Grocery Food Store 1 (0.09%)
- Grocery store 1 (0.09%)
- Hospital 1 (0.09%)
- Hospital Building 1 (0.09%)
- Hotel 2 (0.19%)
- Hotel/motel 8 (0.74%)
- House 8 (0.74%)
- Jail 1 (0.09%)
- Motel 2 (0.19%)
- Not available 1 (0.09%)
- Nursing home 1 (0.09%)
- Nursing home/retirement home 2 (0.19%)
- Other 60 (5.57%)
- Park 1 (0.09%)
- Parking lot 10 (0.93%)
- Parking Lot 7 (0.65%)
- Parking lot/garage 33 (3.06%)
- Parking Lot/Garage 5 (0.46%)
- Park property 37 (3.43%)
- Park Property 9 (0.83%)
- Pawn Shop 1 (0.09%)
- Police Facility 1 (0.09%)
- Porch 4 (0.37%)
- Porch/hallway 145 (13.45%)
- Railroad property/train depot 4 (0.37%)
- Railroad prop/train depot 2 (0.19%)
- Residence 249 (23.1%)
- Residence garage 1 (0.09%)
- Residence-garage 1 (0.09%)
- Residential yard 30 (2.78%)
- Residential Yard 61 (5.66%)
- Restaurant 11 (1.02%)
- Retail store 1 (0.09%)
- Retail Store 9 (0.83%)
- River 1 (0.09%)
- School 10 (0.93%)
- Sidewalk 626 (58.07%)
- Small retail store 12 (1.11%)
- Small Retail Store 4 (0.37%)
- Stairwell 2 (0.19%)
- Steet 1 (0.09%)
- Street 1,078 (100.0%)
- Tavern 3 (0.28%)
- Tavern/liquor store 7 (0.65%)
- Taxi cab 1 (0.09%)
- Vacant lot 10 (0.93%)
- Vacant Lot 1 (0.09%)
- Vacant lot/land 1 (0.09%)
- Vacant property 19 (1.76%)
- Vacant Property 1 (0.09%)
- Vehicle 174 (16.14%)
- Vehicle non-commercial 2 (0.19%)
- Vestibule 2 (0.19%)
- Warehouse 2 (0.19%)
- Yard 1 (0.09%)
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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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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.
