Crime & Law
Chicago Sees Fewer Than 100 Homicides Through End of March for First Time Since 2020: Police
(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
The month of March saw its lowest homicide total in Chicago over the past five years while the number of people killed through the first quarter of 2025 remained under 100 for the first time since 2020.
According to new data from the Chicago Police Department, there were 108 shootings and 35 homicides throughout the city last month, totals which are down 32% and 27%, respectively, over the same month last year.
The 119 shooting victims from last month also marks a decrease of 36% compared to March 2024.
Through the first three months of the year, 96 people have been fatally shot in Chicago, which is the city’s lowest total over that span since 2019 and the first time it’s been below the 100 mark in five years.
The 296 shootings and 334 shooting victims through the end of March are also the fewest over that span since 2019, according to police.
There has also been an 18% decline in the number of burglaries reported in 2025 compared to last year, according to CPD data, and a 55% drop in the number of carjackings.
CPD officers have also recovered 2,524 illegal firearms so far this year, including 929 in March alone.
