Tracking homicides in Chicago
- Abandoned building 4 (0.91%)
- Abandoned Building 2 (0.45%)
- Alley 113 (25.62%)
- Apartment 119 (26.98%)
- Barbershop 2 (0.45%)
- Bar or tavern 6 (1.36%)
- Car wash 3 (0.68%)
- CHA apartment 2 (0.45%)
- CHA Apartment 1 (0.23%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell 1 (0.23%)
- CHA hallway/stairwell/elevator 1 (0.23%)
- CHA parking lot 5 (1.13%)
- CHA parking lot/grounds 9 (2.04%)
- Commercial business/office 1 (0.23%)
- Convenience store 1 (0.23%)
- CTA bus 1 (0.23%)
- CTA garage/other property 1 (0.23%)
- CTA platform 1 (0.23%)
- Currency Exchange 1 (0.23%)
- Department Store 1 (0.23%)
- Driveway 4 (0.91%)
- Drug store 1 (0.23%)
- Drug Store 1 (0.23%)
- Eisenhower Expressway 1 (0.23%)
- Factory/manufacturing building 1 (0.23%)
- Garage 16 (3.63%)
- Gas station 12 (2.72%)
- Gas Station 5 (1.13%)
- Grocery 6 (1.36%)
- Grocery Food Store 1 (0.23%)
- Grocery store 1 (0.23%)
- Hotel/motel 8 (1.81%)
- Jail 1 (0.23%)
- Not available 1 (0.23%)
- Nursing home/retirement home 2 (0.45%)
- Other 40 (9.07%)
- Park 2 (0.45%)
- Parking lot 3 (0.68%)
- Parking lot/garage 20 (4.54%)
- Parking Lot/Garage 5 (1.13%)
- Park property 14 (3.17%)
- Park Property 3 (0.68%)
- Pawn Shop 1 (0.23%)
- Police Facility 1 (0.23%)
- Porch/hallway 75 (17.01%)
- Railroad property/train depot 2 (0.45%)
- Railroad prop/train depot 2 (0.45%)
- Residence 144 (32.65%)
- Residence garage 1 (0.23%)
- Residential yard 22 (4.99%)
- Residential Yard 28 (6.35%)
- Restaurant 6 (1.36%)
- Retail Store 2 (0.45%)
- School 6 (1.36%)
- Sidewalk 436 (98.87%)
- Small retail store 5 (1.13%)
- Small Retail Store 4 (0.91%)
- Street 441 (100.0%)
- Tavern/liquor store 5 (1.13%)
- Vacant property 12 (2.72%)
- Vacant Property 2 (0.45%)
- Vehicle 59 (13.38%)
- Vehicle non-commercial 2 (0.45%)
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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.
Steal the data that drives this application
- 2008: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2009: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2011: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 2010: view online, or download a spreadsheet
- 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.
