The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago ...

A nationwide crime drop. A new report from The Council on Criminal Justice, shows homicide rates have fallen significantly over the past four years. Chicago is a big reason why. The city made the ...

Chicago crime and poverty are connected: poorer neighborhoods account for 63% of violent crime—but job creation can break the ...

The fact that Chicago saw 122 homicides over the summer months — the lowest summer total since 1965 — has some declaring a major success. But in 1965, Chicago had 700,000 more people. Per capita, the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that Chicago saw a significant reduction in violent crime during the summer of 2026, calling the decline in summer violent crime ...

Crime rates continued falling across a sample of large U.S. cities in the first half of 2026, with homicide rates dropping enough to put the nation on track for another historic low in killings. A new ...

July 23 (UPI) --Crime rates are on the decline in U.S. cities with the national homicide rate falling by 18%, inching closer to a historic low, the Council on Criminal Justice said Thursday. The ...

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A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) suggests the national homicide rate this year will hit a historic low, continuing a downward trend that began in 2022. In January, the CCJ ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that Chicago saw a significant reduction in violent crime during the summer of 2026, calling the decline in summer violent crime historic during ...