Only 6% of Chicago shootings lead to arrests, Sun-Times reports

Chicago police solve only 6% of non-fatal shootings, review finds, as mayor faces mounting criticism

The Chicago Sun-Times did a deep dive into the city's shootings data and found only 6% of incidents resulted in arrests.

‘Where’s my justice?’ Slim odds of an arrest when someone is shot and wounded in Chicago – Chicago Sun-Times

Last year alone, there were 2,300 nonfatal shootings in Chicago. The police made arrests in just 141 of them — a “clearance” rate of about 6 percent. And though Mayor Brandon Johnson pledged during his campaign to hire 200 more detectives, records show the number of detectives assigned to at least one shooting actually has fallen by nearly 20 percent. Experts say the chronic lack of arrests is a big part of the reason for as many shootings as th…

'Where's my justice?' Only 6% of Chicago shootings lead to arrests, Sun-Times finds

Tom Wagner was working as a rideshare driver when he got shot during a carjacking on the West Side in 2021.The shooting left a jagged scar across his abdomen where bullets pierced his gallbladder, colon and liver.After three years of calling detectives for updates — including 10 months during which he says he got no response at all — Wagner says he found out last month that the police have formally dropped the investigation of his shooting witho…

Chicago Clearance Rate In Non-Fatal Shootings Is A Tiny 6 Percent

Tom Wagner was working as a rideshare driver when he was shot during a Chicago carjacking in 2021.The shooting left a jagged scar across his abdomen where bullets pierced his gallbladder, colon and liver.After three years of calling detectives for updates — including 10 months of no response— Wagner found out last month that the police have dropped the investigation of his shooting without an arrest.“I get that they’re understaffed,” Wagner says…