Crime in Chicago has been tracked by the Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Records since the beginning of the 20th century.
The city's overall crime rate, especially the violent crime rate, is higher than the US average.[1][2][3] Gangs in Chicago have a role in the city's crime rate.[4][5][6][7][8]
The number of homicides in Chicago hit a 25-year high in 2021.[9]
Gangs prefer to do business with Indiana gun stores because Indiana has significantly weaker laws than Illinois[10] [11][12].
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- ^ "Brandon Johnson's Chicago election win is the police's worst nightmare". Newsweek. April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Inside the Notorious Gun Shop Linked to Hundreds of Chicago Guns". ProPublica. 2023 [Décember 2023].
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- ^ "'Eye-popping numbers': Chicago sues Indiana gun store tied to 850 firearms recovered from crime scenes". USA Today.