Chicago Murder Tally ‘Skyrockets,’ Gun-Related Homicides Break Records
The number of Chicago murders “skyrocketed” to 796 in 2020, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, and Cook County clocked the highest number of gun-related deaths in history, with a startling 875 homicides.
“After three consecutive years of declining violence, Chicago’s murder tally soared in 2020 as city leaders — including a new Chicago police superintendent — were forced to confront widespread civil unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Sun-Times noted Sunday, announcing the 2020 numbers.
“As of Dec. 31, the city recorded 774 murders in 2020, an increase of more than 50% from the 506 murders in 2019, the outlet continued, citing in-house statistics. “The uptick was felt across the city, as 20 of the CPD’s 22 police districts recorded more murders in 2020 than the year before.”...