Table Of Contents 

  • Crimes 
  • Data 
  • Orgnizations
  • Sources  

Gun Violence In Chicago

Guns Violence has been a ongoing and reoccuing issue in Chicago that needs to be fixed. Chicago is becoming one of the most dangerous and scary cities in the United States. According to https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/ Illinois has the 12th Highest rate of gun homicides in the US and 84% of them involved a gun. Chicago residences and people are the city are truly scared and fear for their lives by living in a city with a big crime rate. Over 1,000 people a year in Illinois die from gun violence and crime.This is a issue that has been going on for decades and people want a change and not want to fear where they are living. 

Crimes Commited in Chicago

Their are many crimes being commited in the city at a very high rate. Crimes very from murders, robberys and recently a rise over the past few years a big rise and increase of grand theft auto. According to Chicago data Patrol there was 28,629 car roberies in Chicago. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-car-thefts-surged-2023-numbers-ticked-down/

Data

Orgnizations

Chicago CRED (https://www.chicagocred.org/our-impact/)

  1. "Our gun violence prevention model offers an integrated approach to supporting the highest-risk individuals in our communities."
  2. " The everyday work of supporting participants consumes most of CRED’s time and budget, but we also have several targeted strategies to reduce gun violence and make communities safer."
  3. Street Out Reach - "Engaging directly with men and women who are most likely to shoot or be shot, we focus on violence interruption, conflict resolution, and proactive peace building."
  4. Therapy-"Our participants need to heal from lives impacted by gun violence before moving forward. We start that process with trauma care, group counseling, and 1:1 care."
  5. Education-"Many men and women at high-risk for gun violence benefit from earning a GED and gaining academic support to move into vocational roles."

Institute for non-violence in Chicago(https://www.nonviolencechicago.org/join-our-mission)

  1. Mission- end the cycle of violence in Chicago.
  2. The Nonviolence Chicago Street Outreach teams advocate for the community. We provide food and toiletries and conduct well-being checks when needed. To help communities take back space where violence has occurred, we host events creating safe spaces and building relationships with our neighbor
  3. Emergency relocation/housing support for families, children

  4. Emergency Supplemental Victims’ Fund application assistance

  5. Funeral planning
  1. Mission-Our mission is to increase the collective impact of community organizations working to end gun violence, save lives and build a stronger Chicago.
  2. Invest 
  3. We provide small “grants” ranging from $500-30,000 to community partners to support pilot programs, program enhancements, community and social cohesion, resilience and collaboration
  1. Mission- We catalyze faith, business, community, and government leaders to inspire hope and affect peace and justice in the communities we serve.
  2. Economic development -
  3. Support job and business creation in disinvested communities in Chicago
  4. Education -
  5. Form afterschool mentoring programs
  6. Violence reduction -
  7. Care for victims and families affected

Sources

  1.  

    Masterson, M. (2024, January 3). Shootings, homicides in Chicago drop 13% in 2023 and returned to Pre-Pandemic levels, but violence numbers remain among highest in recent decades. WTTW News. https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/02/shootings-homicides-chicago-drop-1`3-2023-and-returned-pre-pandemic-levels-violence=

  2. https://home.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/1_PDFsam_CompStat-Public-2024-Week-7.pdf

  3.  

    Impact of gun violence - one aim. (2024, January 9). One Aim. https://oneaimil.org/the-issue/impact-of-gun-violence/

     

  4.  

    Chicago, F. 3. (2024, January 2). Chicago police release 2023 citywide crime statistics. FOX 32 Chicago. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-2023-police

     

  5.  

    Hickey, M. (2024, January 2). Chicago car thefts surged in 2023, but numbers ticked down. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-car-thefts-surged-2023-numbers-ticked-down/

     

 

 

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