Tracking homicides in Chicago
- Abandoned building 14 (0.86%)
- Abandoned Building 1 (0.06%)
- Alley 297 (18.31%)
- Apartment 371 (22.87%)
- Auto 1 (0.06%)
- Bank 1 (0.06%)
- Barbershop 4 (0.25%)
- Barber Shop 1 (0.06%)
- Barber shop/beauty salon 2 (0.12%)
- Bar or tavern 8 (0.49%)
- Basement 3 (0.18%)
- Car wash 6 (0.37%)
- Car Wash 1 (0.06%)
- CHA apartment 8 (0.49%)
- CHA Apartment 1 (0.06%)
- CHA grounds 1 (0.06%)
- CHA Grounds 3 (0.18%)
- CHA hallway 2 (0.12%)
- CHA Hallway 4 (0.25%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell 1 (0.06%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell/elevator 1 (0.06%)
- CHA parking lot 17 (1.05%)
- CHA Parking Lot 3 (0.18%)
- CHA parking lot/grounds 10 (0.62%)
- CHA stairwell 2 (0.12%)
- CHA Stairwell 1 (0.06%)
- Church property 2 (0.12%)
- Club 1 (0.06%)
- Coach House 1 (0.06%)
- College/University building 1 (0.06%)
- Commercial 1 (0.06%)
- Commercial business/office 1 (0.06%)
- Commercial/Business office 1 (0.06%)
- Commercial/Business Office 1 (0.06%)
- Convenience store 2 (0.12%)
- CTA bus 2 (0.12%)
- CTA garage/other property 1 (0.06%)
- CTA platform 2 (0.12%)
- CTA Property 1 (0.06%)
- Currency Exchange 1 (0.06%)
- Department Store 1 (0.06%)
- Driveway 13 (0.8%)
- Drug store 2 (0.12%)
- Drug Store 1 (0.06%)
- Eisenhower Expressway 1 (0.06%)
- Expressway embankment 1 (0.06%)
- Factory 1 (0.06%)
- Factory/manufacturing building 1 (0.06%)
- Gangway 12 (0.74%)
- Garage 28 (1.73%)
- Garage/Auto repair 1 (0.06%)
- Gas station 38 (2.34%)
- Gas Station 21 (1.29%)
- Grocery 8 (0.49%)
- Grocery Food Store 1 (0.06%)
- Grocery store 1 (0.06%)
- Hallway 3 (0.18%)
- Hospital 1 (0.06%)
- Hospital Building 1 (0.06%)
- Hotel 4 (0.25%)
- Hotel/motel 8 (0.49%)
- House 24 (1.48%)
- Jail 4 (0.25%)
- Liquor Store 1 (0.06%)
- Livery Vehicle 1 (0.06%)
- Motel 2 (0.12%)
- Not available 1 (0.06%)
- Nursing home 1 (0.06%)
- Nursing home/retirement home 2 (0.12%)
- Office 7 (0.43%)
- Other 61 (3.76%)
- Park 1 (0.06%)
- Parking lot 2 (0.12%)
- Parking Lot 36 (2.22%)
- Parking lot/garage 38 (2.34%)
- Parking Lot/Garage 5 (0.31%)
- Park property 44 (2.71%)
- Park Property 5 (0.31%)
- Pawn Shop 1 (0.06%)
- Police Facility 1 (0.06%)
- Porch 6 (0.37%)
- Porch/hallway 175 (10.79%)
- Railroad Property 3 (0.18%)
- Railroad property/train depot 4 (0.25%)
- Railroad prop/train depot 2 (0.12%)
- Residence 291 (17.94%)
- Residence garage 1 (0.06%)
- Residence-garage 2 (0.12%)
- Residential yard 16 (0.99%)
- Residential Yard 92 (5.67%)
- Residential Yard/hallway 1 (0.06%)
- Restaurant 18 (1.11%)
- Retail store 2 (0.12%)
- Retail Store 12 (0.74%)
- River 2 (0.12%)
- School 10 (0.62%)
- Sewer 1 (0.06%)
- Sidewalk 629 (38.78%)
- Small retail store 11 (0.68%)
- Small Retail Store 4 (0.25%)
- Stairwell 4 (0.25%)
- Steet 1 (0.06%)
- Street 1,622 (100.0%)
- Tavern 8 (0.49%)
- Tavern/liquor store 7 (0.43%)
- Taxi cab 2 (0.12%)
- Truck 1 (0.06%)
- Vacant lot 14 (0.86%)
- Vacant Lot 2 (0.12%)
- Vacant lot/land 1 (0.06%)
- Vacant property 20 (1.23%)
- Vacant Property 1 (0.06%)
- Vehicle 255 (15.72%)
- Vehicle non-commercial 2 (0.12%)
- Vestibule 5 (0.31%)
- Warehouse 2 (0.12%)
- Wooded Area 1 (0.06%)
- Yard 4 (0.25%)
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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.
