25 Years of Death: Over 14,200 Murders in Democrat-Run Chicago Since 2000

Using police reports supplemented by media coverage for off years, Breitbart News can reveal Democrat-run Chicago witnessed over 14,200 murders from 2000 to this point in 2025.

It must be noted that numbers from police reports often increase after the data becomes clearer with time, so the numbers reported below are approximate and, if anything, are lower than final figures.

Murders per year, 2000-2015:

2000 — 631 (CPD)

2001 — 665 (CPD)

2002 — 648 (CPD)

2003 — 600 (CPD)

2004 — 448 (CPD)

2005 — 448 (CPD)

2006 — 467 (CPD)

2007 — 445 (CPD)

2008 — 510 (CPD)

2009 — 459 (CPD)

2010 — 436 (CPD)