Homicides in Chicago dropped significantly in 2025, falling to 416—a roughly 30% decrease from 2024 and the lowest total recorded in the city since 1965. [
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Key Highlights of the 2025 Crime Drop
- Homicides: 416 total murders in 2025, compared to 587 in 2024. [1]
- Shootings: Incidents fell by 34.5% compared to 2024, dropping below 2,000 for the first time this century. [1]
- Other Violent Crime: Vehicular hijackings plummeted 50%, and overall violent crime decreased by 21.3%. [1]
- Neighborhood Distribution: The drop in crime was widespread, with nearly 90% of Chicago neighborhoods seeing a reduction in violent crime. [1]
- Broader Context: Chicago's decline in murders outpaced or matched the downward trends seen in other major U.S. cities like New York and Washington, D.C.. [1, 2]
Yes, the South Side isn't very nice. Industry dried up, all these people who moved North for those industrial jobs found themselves without jobs.
Yet Detroit has a higher murder rate than Chicago.
- Detroit: Approximately 31 to 40 homicides per 100,000 residents, historically ranking it among the deadliest major cities in the U.S.
- Chicago: Roughly 24 homicides per 100,000 residents, placing it in the middle tier of major American cities. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Yes, because it usually involves a police officer abusing his authority.
Except a Jury and the coroner found differently.
Your religion isn't a race.
So disdaining Jews for committing Genocide in Gaza is no more racist than disdaining Branch Davidians for diddling kids.