Shooting Wave Ripples Through Major Blue City Over July 4th Weekend

Shootings in the crime-ridden city of Chicago over the Independence Day weekend outpaced last year’s totals during the holiday, the Chicago-Sun Times reported on Monday.

Between 11 p.m. CDT on the 4th of July and 5 a.m. CDT on Monday, 104 people were shot in Chicago, marking an increase since last year according to the Chicago Sun-Times. This year’s count over the holiday weekend surpassed last year’s total of 73 victims, with Chicago’s homicide rate ranking 9th in the nation at 36 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022, according to the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Among the victims, 19 were killed and 85 were wounded. Last year, 11 people died and 62 people were wounded, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Chicago’s homicide count was the highest among American cities in 2023, despite decreasing since 2020. From 2022 to 2023, homicides decreased from 709 to 617, with the next highest city being Philadelphia, dropping from 516 victims to 408 victims, according to Illinois research non-profit Wirepoints.

The murder rate in Chicago fell by 12% in 2023, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab. However, Chicago’s homicide rate remains higher than nearly a decade ago according to the University of Chicago data, despite decreasing since records highs set in 2020-2021, according