"Chicago actually had 407 homicides in 2014, a 3 percent drop from roughly the same period last year, when there were 419 homicide, based on stats released recently.
407 represented the lowest number of homicides since 1965 when 395 people were slain, according to the department.
Keep in mind this figure did not include pending investigations of homicides, so as with all government statistics, the numbers could end up worse.Let’s see what the new year holds, as last year 2,599 people were shot, and that’s up from 2,272 in 2013. My bet is Chicago will have another banner year of murder, and we can only hope that criminals heed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s advice, and “take it to the alley.”
But the number of shooting victims increased 14 percent, to 2,599 from 2,272 in 2013, the statistics show."
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