The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored ...

A violent Independence Day weekend has Chicagoans worried about violent crime, but it was a spike and not a trend. Crime is ...

There is no shortage of agencies and people — from police to youth mentors — who have been credited with having a hand in Chicago’s public safety improvement, which also mirrors national trends.

Track the violence in Chicago, and get the latest counts on community area level shootings, homicides, and victimizations.

In Chicago, a program called CeaseFire is working to curb violence by helping at-risk youth find employment and patrolling the streets to stop crimes before they happen. Shooting And Getting Shot At ...

It was movie night in Demarco Kennedy’s Far South Side apartment. The 32-year-old railroad worker’s wife and three children waited for him in the living room, with plans to watch the an… ...

While Chicago experienced 59 domestic-violence homicides in 2023, New York had 23 and Harris County had 38. Pyron points to these numbers as evidence that providing sanctuary for victims works.

We look at where most of America’s gun violence happens. By German Lopez and Ashley Wu Since a gunman killed seven people at a Chicago suburb’s July 4 parade, more than 160 people have died ...

Cohen attributed the violence in Chicago and other cities to three trends: 1. An increased level of confrontational gang interactions; 2. more guns being carried; 3. and local police pulling back ...

Holmes’ story depicts how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, and other forms of mental illness impact predominantly black Chicago communities—like Englewood, North Lawndale, and other ...