Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the scores of federal agents deployed in and around Chicago the last several weeks were responsible for a “historic drop in crime” ...

A spatial analysis of crime in Chicago suggests that certain environmental and socioeconomic factors, such as building density, are linked with crime rates, but these relationships differ between ...

Gun violence saw a steep drop from 2024. There were 2,274 shooting incidents in 2024, compared to 1,471 in 2025. There were 2,797 shooting victims in 2024 and 1,847 victims in 2025. There were 587 ...

Some experts who track crime trends are weighing in. Chicago had some headline-grabbing violent crimes this year. But, overall, the city saw a big drop in the number of murders and shootings. But ...

In 2025, Chicago had the fewest murders recorded since 1965, according to preliminary Chicago police data released Thursday. Chicago saw 416 murders last year. In 1965, there were 395 murders. Gun ...