Number of Serious Crimes Reported to the Chicago Police Department

This chart shows the number of serious crimes reported to the Chicago Police Department from 1992 through 2022. The number of serious crimes reported to the Chicago Police Department decreased from 299,625 crimes in 1992 to 110,395 crimes in 2022.

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Serious crimes include Murder, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault/Battery, Robbery, Theft, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson. These crimes are defined as Index Offenses by the FBI's Uniform Crime Report.

Chart: Data compiled by the authors from the Chicago Police Department's Annual Reports and "Crimes - 2001 to Present" from the Chicago Data Portal. Source: Chicago Police Department Get the data