Shootings

U.S. Record Surge in Shootings Across the Country

• ~ A Historic Surge in Gun Violence Compounds the Traumas of 2020:  In over a dozen cities, homicides rose by 50 percent or more this year. “It’s very likely that these increases are larger than any on record,” said one criminologist. – The Trace
• ~ A Surge in Shootings – The New York Times
• ~ As shootings surge across US, police see COVID’s crippling of justice system enabling crime – ABC News
• ~ Black Lives Matter led to record number of mass shootings – Israel National News
• ~ Cities Suffered a Record-Breaking Gun Violence Surge in 2020 – The Trace
• ~ Gun violence- Shootings on the rise in some cities across the nation – USA Today
• ~ Shootings across US amid continued summer surge in gun violence – CNN
• ~ Shootings And Gun Deaths Continue To Rise At Alarming Rate In Large U.S. Cities – Forbes
• ~ Shootings in Chicago, Denver and across US bring new wave of violence – USA Today
• ~ Shootings, Murder Surge in Democrat-Controlled Cities – CNN

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Baltimore

~ Baltimore Records More Homicides And Shootings In 2021 Than In 2020 – YouTube

• ~ Baltimore Records More Homicides And Shootings In 2021 Than In 2020 – CBS Baltimore

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Buffalo

~ Increase in gun violence in Buffalo – YouTube

~ Rise In Shootings In Buffalo – YouTube

• ~ Shootings skyrocket in Buffalo so far in 2021 – buffalonews.com

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Chicago

~ 2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century – YouTube

~ Cook County Medical Examiner More Homicides Countywide In 2021 Than Any Other Year On Record – YouTube

~ Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020 – YouTube

• ~ A trying first half of 2020 included spike in shootings and homicides in Chicago – Chicago Tribune
• ~ Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges – ABC News
• ~ Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020 – AP
• ~ Chicago Police Report 3,237 Shootings in 2020, More Than 50 Percent Increase From 2019 – The Epoch Times
• ~ Chicago Sees 102 Shootings in Most Violent Weekend of 2020 – Yahoo! News
• ~ Chicago shootings, murders up 50% in 2020; Cook County breaks records for total deaths due to gun violence, opioids, COVID-19 – ABC7

• ~ Chicago has already seen more murders and shootings this year than all of 2019. Violence up in most neighborhoods targeted by city. – Chicago Sun Times
• ~ Chicago Has Seen 217 More Shooting Victims in 2021 So Far, Compared to 2020 – Newsweek
• ~ Chicago sees deadliest summer in 2021 with gun violence on the rise – CNN Video
• ~ Chicago Shootings, Homicides Are Up At Halfway Point of 2021 CPD Statistics – NBC Chicago
• ~ Chicago shootings in March are at their highest level in 4 years, police data show – CNN
• ~ Tracking Chicago shooting victims. In Chicago, 1,042 people have been shot this year. That is 225 more than 2020 – Chicago Tribune
• ~ Tracking Chicago shooting victims 2,021 so far this year, 164 more than in 2020. – Chicago Tribune

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Chicago – Children Shot

~ 7 children shot, 1 dead in Chicago over the weekend – ABC News – VIDEO

~ 11-year-old girl shot in the face at South Side gas station Monday night – YouTube

~ Chicago drive-thru shooting results in death of 7-year-old girl – Fox News – VIDEO

~ Chicago police Nearly 200 juveniles shot so far in 2021 – YouTube

~ Chicago police stress importance of coming forward with information after recent shootings of childr – YouTube

~ Chicago sees sharp rise in fatal shootings involving children report – YouTube

~ More Than 120 Kids Under 18 Have Been Shot In Chicago So Far This Year, In A Crisis With Wide-Ranging Effects – CBS Chicago – VIDEO

~ Report Chicago sees sharp rise in deadly shootings involving children – YouTube

~ Second Man Charged in Murder of 7-Year-Old Jaslyn Adams, Police Say – NBC Chicago – VIDEO

~ Two Children Shot In East Garfield Park After Back To School Picnic – CBS Chicago – VIDEO

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Chicago- Expressway Shootings

~ 171 Chicago Area Expressway Shootings So Far This Year, Compared With 128 All Last Year – CBS Chicago – VIDEO

~ ‘A unique phenomenon’ More than 200 Chicago expressway shootings reported in 2021 – YouTube

~ Despite legislation, expressway shootings skyrocketing in 2021 – YouTube

~ Illinois State Police Increase Presence Following Rise In Expressway Shootings – YouTube

~ Expressway Shootings Are Spiking In Illinois, But Cameras That Record Video Still Aren’t Up – YouTube

• ~ 171 Chicago Area Expressway Shootings So Far This Year, Compared With 128 All Last Year – CBS Chicago
• ~ Chicago-Area Expressway Shootings Skyrocket In 2020 – NBC Chicago
• ~ expressway shootings – NBC Chicago
• ~ Expressway Shootings Skyrocket in 2021 Across Chicago Area – NBC Chicago
• ~ Here’s the Full List of All 185 Chicago Expressway Shootings This Year – NBC Chicago

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Chicago – Weekend Violence

~ 16 killed, over 100 shot, during Fourth of July weekend in Chicago – WGN-TV – VIDEO

~ 85 shot, 14 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence – YouTube

~ At Least 100 People Shot In Chicago Over Independence Day Weekend – CBS Chicago – VIDEO

~ Chicago’s most violent weekend of 2021 More than 90 shot, 16 killed – YouTube

~ CPD Shootings on the rise in Chicago after 51 shot, 8 killed over weekend – YouTube

~ Chicago’s top cop speaks out after 100 wounded in shootings over holiday weekend – YouTube

• ~ 16 killed, over 100 shot, during Fourth of July weekend in Chicago – WGN-TV
• ~ At Least 100 People Shot In Chicago Over Independence Day Weekend – CBS Chicago
• ~ At Least 12 Children Among 100 Injured in Chicago Shootings Over July 4th Weekend – Newsweek
• ~ Chicago July 4th weekend violence 100 people shot, including 11 kids, and 18 killed – Fox News
• ~ Chicago police 100 shot, 18 homicides over holiday weekend – AP

~ Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be a particularly violent one for children in Chicago. – ABC 7 Chicago – VIDEO

• ~ 6 Killed, 56 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Gun Violence – CBS Chicago
• ~  At least 64 people shot in Chicago over weekend: a 12-year-old boy killed, an off-duty firefighter and 15-year-old niece among the wounded – Chicago Sun-Times
• ~ Chicago shootings: At least 63 shot, 6 fatally, in Labor Day weekend violence across city. 6 children shot in 12-hour span: Chicago police – ABC7 Chicago
• ~ Chicago shootings leave 7 kids hurt in Labor Day weekend gun violence across city; boy, 4, killed after shot in head CPD – ABC 7 Chicago
• ~ Labor Day weekend violence in Chicago 4-year-old boy killed, seven other children wounded, total of 65 shot – Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago – Mass Shootings

~ 2 separate mass shootings in Chicago overnight – YouTube

~ 10 injured in back-to-back mass shootings on Chicago’s West Side – YouTube

~ 11 People Struck, 1 Fatally, In Chicago Lawn Mass Shooting, Officials Say – CBS Chicago – VIDEO

~ 14 People Shot In Two Mass Shootings During Holiday Weekend; 14-Year-Old Among Killed – YouTube

~ 15 shot while attending funeral on Chicago’s South Side – YouTube

~ 17 shot, 2 fatally, in 2 Chicago mass shootings – YouTube

~ 17 shot, 2 fatally, in 2 separate mass shootings in Chicago – YouTube

~ Another mass shooting in Chicago 5 shot, 3 in critical condition – YouTube

~ Chicago mass shootings Teen killed, 9 others shot at 2 scenes in North Lawndale ABC7 Chicago – YouTube

~ City Struggles To Cope As Mass Shootings Cause Lasting Damage – YouTube

~ MASS SHOOTING AT CHICAGO POP UP PARTY CAUGHT ON VIDEO, 15 SHOT, 2 DEAD – YouTube

~ Mass shootings leave 2 dead, at least 17 injured – YouTube

~ Mass Shootings On The Rise In Chicago – CBS 2 Chicago – VIDEO

~ More Than A Dozen People Injured In 2 Mass Shootings Overnight – YouTube

~ Mother of 3 killed in ‘brazen’ Chicago mass shooting, 9 others injured ABC7 Chicago – YouTube

~ SILENCE Nobody talking to Chicago police after 2 mass shootings on West Side – YouTube

~ Two mass shootings hours apart rattle Chicagoans – YouTube

~ With 3 Mass Shootings In 4 Days On West Side, Community Leaders Hold Peace Walk And Talk With Neighbors About Crisis – CBS 2 Chicago – VIDEO

~ With So Many Mass Shootings In Chicago, Pastor Worries That Chicagoans Are Becoming Numb – YouTube

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Charlotte

• ~ Charlotte shootings and homicides rise despite lower crime rate. Is pandemic to blame? – State and Regional News – Greensboro

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Decatur, Il

Shootings on the rise in Decatur IL – YouTube

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Detroit

~ Gas station shootings on the rise in metro Detroit – YouTube

~ Detroit sees 19 percent increase in homicides; Non-fatal shootings jump 53 percent in 2020 – YouTube

• ~ Detroit 2020 violent crime spike led by homicides, shootings – Michigan Radio

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Erie

~ Erie Police concerned about recent rise of shootings in the city – YouTube

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Fresno

~ Fresno breaks grim record, sees more shootings in 2020 than ever before – ABC30 Fresno

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Iowa

• ~ Iowa Sets Record for Gun Deaths in 2020, Shattering 2019 Mark by 20% – Newsweek

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Jacksonville

~ Rise in shootings in Jacksonville – YouTube

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Knoxville

~ 38 deadly shootings in Knoxville in 2021 – YouTube

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L.A.

• ~ A year like no other for L.A. crime- Homicides surge, robberies and rapes drop – Los Angeles Times

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Louisville

~ Homicide records broken for Louisville; 123 children shot in 2021 – YouTube

~ Louisville sees rise in shootings during coronavirus pandemic – YouTube

• ~ In record-breaking year for homicides, Louisville also sets record for nonfatal shootings – Crime Reports – WDRB
• ~ Record-breaking homicides, shootings in Louisville continue as November LMPD data released – Wave3 News

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Miami

~ Local Activist Says Something Needs To Be Done About Rise In NW Miami-Dade Shootings – YouTube

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Milwaukee

~ More than a dozen Milwaukee weekend shootings, leaders seek solutions FOX6 News Milwaukee – YouTube

~ Non-fatal shootings in Milwaukee nearly double from same time last year – YouTube

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Minneapolis

~ Rise In Mpls. Shootings Alarm City Leaders – YouTube

• ~ Record Mpls. gun violence comes amid the debate over policing – StarTribune.com

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New Orleans

~ Shootings, homicides on the rise in New Orleans in 2020 – YouTube

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New York City

~ NYC shootings continue to skyrocket, NYPD stats show – New York Post – VIDEO

~ NYC has now seen more than 500 shootings in 2020 – YouTube

~ NYC shootings No end in sight to dramatic rise in gun violence – YouTube

~ NYPD Crime Stats Show Increase In Shootings – YouTube

~ NYPD Crime Stats Show Skyrocketing Number Of Shootings In NYC – YouTube

~ Protesters call for more policing amid rise in gun violence – YouTube

~ Shootings rising dramatically in NYC, police data shows – YouTube

~ Uptick in NYC shootings persists – YouTube

• ~ New York City shootings, homicides continue to surge, NYPD stats say – Newsday
• ~ New York City’s alarming gun crime surge continued with 28 shootings this weekend – Fox News
• ~ NYC crime statistics- Gun violence surges to levels not seen in years, NYPD says – ABC7 New York
• ~ NYC shootings continue to skyrocket, NYPD stats show – New York Post
• ~ NYC shootings still surging in the new year – New York Post
• ~ Shootings Have Soared. Is the N.Y.P.D. Pulling Back? – The New York Times
• ~ Shootings in NYC rose 166% last month compared to August 2019: NYPD – PIX 11
• ~ What to Know About N.Y.C.’s Surge in Shootings – The New York Times

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New Jersey

• ~ Paterson NJ shootings broke records in 2020, but overall crime is down – North Jersey

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Orlando

~ Residents say they’re sick of violence as Orlando sees increase in shootings – YouTube

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Philadelphia

~ Shootings Continue in Philadelphia as Kids Witness Man Being Killed NBC10 Philadelphia – YouTube

• ~ Gun violence continues to surge in Philly in 2021 – WHYY
• ~ Homicides, shootings in Philadelphia already surpassing last year’s record pace – 6abc Philadelphia

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Portland

~ New data shows surge in Portland shootings, with 488 so far this year – YouTube

~ Portland city leaders address rise in shootings – YouTube

~ Portland hits most shootings on record in a single year – YouTube

~ Portland police report 240% increase in July shootings compared to 2019 – YouTube

~ Rise in shootings in NE Portland ‘scary and upsetting’ – YouTube

~ Shootings continue to surge in Portland – YouTube

~ String of shootings in SE Portland neighborhood has neighbors on edge – YouTube

• ~ Portland shootings continue as leaders struggle to slow surge – KOIN.com
• ~ Shootings in Portland more than double in 2020 – Washington Times

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San Francisco

• ~ San Francisco sees rise in shootings, aggravated assaults – AP

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South Carolina

• ~ Darlington, Hartsville shooting rates exceed Chicago’s – WBTW
• ~ News13 tracks shootings — Interactive map for 2021 shows Darlington, other hotspots – WBTW

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Facts and Stats

• ~ Gun Violence Archive
• ~ Mass shooting database
• ~ Gun Crimes Heat Map – City of Chicago Data Portal
• ~ HeyJackass! – Chicago Crime, Murder & Mayhem Criminal Infographics – Illustrating Chicago Values