Chicago, Illinois Crime Rate
4 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 2,638,698
Key Insights
- →Chicago has a safety grade of D with a violent crime rate of 539.8 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 11% from the previous year.
- →461 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 17.5 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 10% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.16 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
539.8
-11.0% YoY
Murder Rate
17.5
461 murders
Property Crime Rate
3472.4
91,626 total
vs National Avg
↑ 50%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 14,245
Murder461
Rape1,551
Robbery8,847
Aggravated Assault3,386
Property Crime: 91,626
Burglary7,778
Larceny-Theft61,185
Motor Vehicle Theft22,663
Arson462
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,638,698 | 14,245 | 539.8 | 461 | 91,626 | 3472.4 |
| 2023 | 2,628,298 | 15,948 | 606.8 | 499 | 90,201 | 3431.9 |
| 2022 | 2,652,124 | 14,321 | 540.0 | 604 | 83,090 | 3133.0 |
| 2020 | 2,693,598 | 26,583 | 986.9 | 771 | 0 | 0.0 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
D
Safety Grade for Chicago
Based on violent crime rate of 539.8 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 10% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.