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. Chicago police ...

As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years. Preliminary crime data from the Chicago Police Department showed the number of ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago ended 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in 60 years, according to preliminary figures from Chicago police. Shootings were also down by more than a third. However, the ...

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 ...

Chicago is on pace to finish the year with the fewest number of homicides in at least a decade. And violent crime overall is also significantly down. What's driving it? Some experts who track crime ...