The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% ...

A steep decline in violent crime comes as President Trump amplifies concerns about crime, at times citing misleading ...

A Chicago police officers escorts a young boy home through a crime scene where two children were shot, including an 8-year-old boy fatally, in the 1400 block of East 71st Place on the South Side ...

Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker weighed in Tuesday on Chicago’s massive drop in violent crime. Political Reporter Chris ...

As violent crime in Chicago soared, arrests fell to historic lows Chicago police have made arrests in fewer and fewer crimes in recent years. The decline mirrors a drop in nearly every category of ...

Cities underreporting crime to the FBI has interfered with tracking year-over-year crime statistics. However, Illinois's figures between 2023 and 2024, thus far, use the same National Incident ...

The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored nationwide. For a deeper look at the state of violent crime in the U.S ...

A new study says Illinois could reduce its prison by population by 25% over the next five years without contributing to an increase in crime. Ending mass incarceration has been the stated goal of ...

The addition of 10 community nonprofits for every 100,000 residents, focusing on crime and community life, led to a 9% drop in the murder rate, a 6% decline in the violent crime rate and a 4% ...

In Philadelphia, total violent crimes and property crimes were down by 11% and 18%, respectively, from March 2 to Sunday, compared with the previous 28-day period, according to that city’s crime ...