Homicides

Murders Are Spiralling Out Of Control In Chicago

500 people have been murdered in Chicago this year, more than Los Angeles and New York combined. The number of homicides has hit a 20-year high and the city hasn't experienced a single day without someone being murdered since February of last year. A BBC report on the violence in the Windy City compared the number of deaths there with U.S. war dead in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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This chart shows homicides in Chicago compared to American war dead in Iraq & Afghanistan since 2001.

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U.S.: number of reported violent crime 1990-2023
Crime clearance rate U.S. 2023, by type of offense
U.S. crime rate 2023, by type of crime
Reported violent crime rate in the U.S. 1990-2023
Reported violent crime rate U.S. 2023, by state
Property crime rate in the U.S. 2023, by state

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