Chicago police numbers reaveal of 500 homicides in 9 months
September 07, 2016 08:14
Chicago hit 500 homicides before the end of the summer. In 2015, the city had 480 homicides total.
According to a piece by the Chicago Tribune, the day-to-day breakdown of those figures is alarming. For example, there were 12 murders on Father's Day weekend alone. The youngest victim was just 16.
A lot of the homicides in Chicago are gun-related. There are nearly 82 shootings per week. In just one weekend in August, there were eight gun-related homicides and 64 non-fatal shootings.
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