A violent September in Chicago ended with more homicides than any other month this year and the second-most shootings, according to data kept by the Chicago Tribune's breaking news desk. Though the summer months in Chicago have traditionally been the most violent, shootings last month decreased little from August and there were about 50 percent more shootings than September 2014.
Looking beyond 2012, last month was the city's deadliest September since 2002, according to a Tribune analysis. For two consecutive weekends there were more than 50 people shot, the first time that has happened in the four years that the Tribune has been tracking shootings.
The charts below show shootings and homicides in Chicago since 2012. The data are compiled by Tribune reporters about shooting victims, and could be different from city data on shooting incidents.
August and September are the worst months in the data
Shootings by month
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
2012
2013
2014
2015
Sept. 2012
Sept. 2013
Sept. 2014
Sept. 2015
178
216
228
351
This year is shaping up to be the worst yet
At first, gun violence was near or below previous years, but since the middle of May 2015 this year has outpaced all other years in Tribune records. Through the end of September, shootings have risen about 18 percent from last year.
Cumulative shootings, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30
2015: 2,321
2,500
2014: 1,955
2,000
2012: 1,947
2013: 1,758
1,500
1,000
500
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May.
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Age and sex of shooting victims
The majority of shooting victims in Chicago were 25- to 29-year-old men. The youngest victim was 11 months old, while the oldest was 81. An analysis of homicide victims from the end of August, based on preliminary Chicago police data, also showed that that more than three-quarters of homicide victims in Chicago were black.
Age of shooting victims Jan. 1, 2012, to Sept. 26, 2015, when age is known
707
504
411
230
145
77
43
39
25
20
15
8
5
4
5
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5-
9
10-
14
15-
19
20-
24
25-
29
30-
34
35-
39
40-
44
45-
49
50-
54
55-
59
60-
64
65-
69
70+
Sex of shooting victims, when sex is known
Female:
223
Male:
2,043
Homicides by month
In addition to shootings, September 2015 has had more homicides than any other month in the last three years. The Tribune began tracking Chicago homicides daily in 2013.
2013
2014
2015
Sept. 2013
Sept. 2014
Sept. 2015
43
46
57
Where shootings occur
The Crime in Chicagoland app tracks each shooting and homicide in Chicago, with links to individual crime articles.
Shootings tend to cluster in the South and West sides of the city. Community areas such as Austin and West Englewood have seen the most shootings so far in 2015.
Sources: Data compiled by the Chicago Tribune
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