Homicide Watch Chicago: Mark every death. Remember every victim. Follow every case. Chicago’s safest communities: 34% of city averages less than a murder per year When it comes to murders, Chicago has been called a city of two extremes. A majority of the killings in recent years happened in portions of the South and West Side, yet even those areas still have communities with extremely low murder totals. Communities with the lowest murder totals can be found throughout the city — especially near suburban borders. A Homicide Watch analysis of Chicago Police murder totals from 2011 through 2013 found a drastic difference between communities. During that time, 41 percent of the 1,349 murders reported by police happened in just nine communities, while 34 percent of the city’s 77 official communities averaged one killing per year or less. Four communities had zero murders since the beginning of 2011 — Edison Park, Forest Glen and Montclare on the Northwest Side and Mount Greenwood on the Southwest Side. The Clearing, East Side, Loop, North Center, North Park, Norwood Park, O’Hare and West Elsdon communities each had one murder since Jan 1, 2011. Current Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy was appointed in June 2011. The Armour Square, Dunning, Fuller Park, Hegewisch, Lincoln Park and Near South Side communities had two killings during that time. The Archer Heights, Burnside, Garfield Ridge, Hyde Park, Jefferson Park, Lincoln Square, Oakland and West Lawn communities all had three murders. The opposite extreme are the Austin and West Garfield Park communities. Austin, one of the largest communities in both land area and population, had the most murders since the start of 2011 with 96. West Garfield Park had the highest rate per 100,000 people... ~ Michael Lansu, Chicago Sun Times
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:55:56 +0000
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