The city’s spike in crime is now a bonafide trend, homicides are up 27% year to date and are running 11.3% higher than they were 5 years ago.
There’s been a 204% increase in shooting victims over the past 28 days compared to last year with 717 shooting victims on the year.
Chicago’s recent crime fighting success has cratered with a homicide rate that has risen 34% this year compared to last, for a total of 324 deaths. Over the last 28 days compared to last year over the same period homicides rose 83%.