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Nov 5, 2025
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What was Chicago's official homicide total in 2023 and 2024?

Chicago’s officially reported homicide total for 2023 is 617 according to the Chicago Police Department’s year-end release and multiple January 2024 news reports. The official city total for 2024 is n...

Nov 4, 2025

What factors contributed to high homicide counts in Chicago in 2023 and 2024?

Chicago’s homicide picture for 2023–2024 is complex: datasets and analyses in the record point to , with violent incidents concentrated in a small number of neighborhoods and heavily skewed by race. K...