Information about homicides is released daily by the City of Chicago. The release of the names of the homicide victims was delayed for two weeks to allow time for the victims' families to be notified of the deaths by Chicago police.
The homicide numbers do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics. Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city's highways, is not included here either.
After a sharp two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022. Total homicides and non-fatal shootings fell again in 2023, but the city was plagued by robbery and carjacking squads responsible for crime. killing. A general escalation in violence. Then 2024 was the third year in a row that homicides declined in Chicago.
As 2024 winds down, Johnson and Snelling again point to a decline in homicides and shootings
Data until December 31, 2024.
Death toll in 2024: 573.
This means 45 fewer people killed than in 2023.
Austin leads all community areas with the most homicides in 2024 – 47.
Where every homicide occurred in 2024 (as of December 31)
Sources: City of Chicago, Tribune reports
Victims of the Chicago homicides in 2024 were often young, black, and male.
Most Chicago homicide victims died as a result of gunshot wounds.
Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune Reports and Archives
Originally published: January 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST
