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Nov 5, 2025

How does Chicago's homicide rate compare to other major cities like New York and Los Angeles in 2024?

Chicago recorded one of the highest total homicide counts and the highest homicide rate among the nation’s large cities in 2024, with Wirepoints reporting , substantially higher than reported rates fo...

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...