Chicago has hit a rather grim and tragic milestone after topping the nation in murders during 2023; for those keeping count, that’s the 12th year in a row the Windy City has been crowned the murder capital of the United States, despite other crime stats dropping.
In new data shared by nonprofit community research company Wirepoints, mirroring similar information from Chicago’s Police Department (CPD) end-of-year crime summary, Chicago had a total of 617 homicides last year.
