2012 Chicago homicides up 15% vs. 2011
In Gage Park, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in the 5800 block of South Sacramento Avenue, police said. Six days earlier, a 32-year-old man was fatally shot in the 2800 block of West 53rd Street, according to officials.
In Grand Boulevard, a 29-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in the 4500 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said. Two days earlier, a 28-year-old man was fatally shot in the 200 block of East 51st Street, according to officials.
In North Lawndale, a 33-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl died after a fire Saturday in the 4200 block of West 21st Place, according to officials. The fire was ruled an arson, and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the deaths homicides.
Citywide, gunshot homicides were logged in the last week in Austin, Irving Park, Roseland and West Town, according to RedEye data.
Chicago this week ended 2012 with 513 homicides, a 15 percent increase from 448 homicides in 2011, RedEye determined based on data from the Medical Examiner's Office and police.
The police department announced Tuesday it ended the year with 506 homicides.
This is provided as a public service to offset the bad publicity Mexico is getting telling travelers not to visit for fear of being murdered.
Just think if we added a few more cities like Oakland, Detroit and New York to the mix!
