Officials in Manhattan and Chicago touted sharp drops in homicides in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same ...

The July Fourth weekend gave Chicagoans some reason for encouragement on violent crime. And some reason for despair.

Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...

After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in ...

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

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, while there have been 90 fewer homicides and more than 400 fewer shootings ...

Data tracked by CBS News Chicago shows aggravated assaults, aggravated batteries, arsons, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, ...

At least 33 people have been shot, three fatally, so far during the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago since Thursday night.

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

Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 12, 2025. The number of people slain so far in 2025: 218.