Chicago city recorded 448 homicides and the lowest total of 15.65 per 100.000 since 1965. In year 2006 it continued downward and has taken place since 1990s. However homicides rebounded in year 2008 to 510 like other school that district in the larger cities, in year 2009 public school of Chicago 's students killed 23.

Beside all gangland problems this city saw a major rise in the violent crimes in starting of late 1960s. Chicago city had the fewer number murders that can also consider significantly higher rate of murders in Los Angeles or in New York . By the neighborhood in 1916 about 198 were recorded as homicides in Violent Crimes in Chicago city. As comparing to other big cities of Unites States this rate of crime was not exceptional, but it's was also much higher as compare to European cities as London . Some specialists have also developed various theories for the higher crime rate in U.S.

According to Chicago Police Department's homicide report in 2005 murder clearance rate has dropped over 70% for year 1991 to under rate 60% for year 2003, while summer months rates were significantly higher. In 2005 about 75% of murders involved in the firearm, and almost 11% result of the stabbing, 41% of murders were also stabbings, while 10% were result of armed robbery, about 9% found as undetermined and least than 30% were involved in gang altercation. Rate of African American victimization was approximately 34 for per 100,000.