Chicago Still US Murder Capital for 12th Year in a Row Despite Some Crime Data Improvement

Published on January 4, 2024

Chicago has hit a rather grim and tragic milestone after topping the nation in murders during 2023; for those keeping count, that’s the 12th year in a row the Windy City has been crowned the murder capital of the United States, despite other crime stats dropping. In new data shared by nonprofit community research company Wirepoints, mirroring similar information from Chicago’s Police Department (CPD) end-of-year crime summary, Chicago had a total of 617 homicides last year. In comparison, Philadelphia had the nation’s second-highest murder count, with 408 people killed in 2023. New York City, which has a far more significant population than both Chicago and Philadelphia combined, rounded out the top three with 386 murders last year....

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