In Chicago, North Side neighborhoods see far more police officers per homicide than South and West side ones

Chicago Police Department patrol officers per homicide, by police district

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Officer count from 2025 OIG Dashboard. District population based on 2024 CPD Annual Report.

Chart: Richard DaySource: OIG and Chicago Police DepartmentGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper