This interactive dashboard displays the number of crimes committed in Chicago's 77 community areas. Use the menu options below to filter the data you want to see. When you select a demographic group, you may also select a cutoff value. Community areas with values above the cutoff value will have a thick, black border on the map or will be to the left of a black vertical line of the scatter plot. If you click on a community area, detailed information about that area will appear to the right. For details about the data sources, please click the About tab above.
We have all heard the term Black-on-Black crime , but Blackness does not cause someone to kill another human being. Rather than focus entirely on race, this work intends to draw attention to socioeconomic characteristics, like household income and level of education, that might serve as better indicators of why people commit crimes. Another important goal of this interactive tool is to demonstrate that violent crime in Chicago is a community-bound issue and not citywide.