If you’ve got questions about burglaries on your block, crime trends across the city or whether police are solving cases, a new website has the answer. Chicago’s Inspector General launched a new data ...

Chicago saw a 13% drop in overall crime in 2025, with shootings down by more than a third and homicides down 30%, as ...

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. There were 587 ...

Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.

Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores ...

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Violent crimes on Chicago’s public transit system have increased in recent weeks, leaving local officials searching for solutions amid threats by the federal government to ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Chicago’s struggles around public safety were the subject of many Chicago Tribune editorials in 2025. As part of our annual look back at the editorials of ...

Using data from 2025, studies show that some of Illinois' safest places are found in these Chicago suburbs with low crime ...

The fact is, Chicago is safer than it has been in six decades, and while significant challenges remain, this is an achievement worth recognizing. As the city continues to experience historic ...