Chicago Sees 33% Drop in Homicides Through First Half of 2025, Data Shows

Chicago sees 33% drop in homicides through first half of 2025, data shows

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total in years.

Sharp drop in arrests, other long-term crime trends shown in new Cook County data dashboard

Throughout 2019, Chicago police officers made nearly 80,000 arrests before scaling them back significantly during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the following spring. Now five years later, that drop appears not to be just a COVID-era blip: In recent years, arrests have rebounded slightly, but annually police still are recording tens of thousands of fewer arrests than they did in 2019. The trend is among a number of long-term shifts in how th…

Violent crime drops to levels not seen in a decade in Chicago

It’s the first time since 2014 that fewer than 200 killings were recorded in Chicago between January and June, data shows.

Violent crime drops to levels not seen in a decade in Chicago during first half of 2025 – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo