Chicago’s Homicide Rate Drops for Third Year In a Row

Well here’s a story that might surprise you. Chicago’s notoriously high homicide rate has dropped for the third consecutive year. After a particularly dangerous 2016, the city seems to be on a positive trajectory. 

Chicago — the country’s third most populous city — ended 2019 with 490 homicides. This represents a 13% drop from 2018 in which 564 homicides were recorded. It is a 35% drop from 2016 when the city experienced 756 murders, which was a two-decade high. 

But it is not just homicides that have dropped; overall crime in Chicago has fallen as well. A preliminary report also showed fewer shootings in the city. In 2019, there were 2,139 instances of gun violence, which is down from 2,367 in 2018, a 9% drop. 

https://www.redstate.com/jeffc/2020/01/01/chicago%e2%80%99s-homicide-rate-drops-for-third-year-in-a-row/