While the number of murders in Chicago has leveled off in recent years . . .

Number of murders

 

. . . the percentage that were gang related has increased . . .

Percentage of gang-related murders
PERCENT GANG RELATED, AMONG MURDERS FOR WHICH A MOTIVE WAS DETERMINED

 

. . . and the city’s murder rate remains among the highest in the nation.

Murder rate in U.S. cities
MURDERS PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE EIGHT LARGEST U.S. CITIES IN 2010

 

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Sources: Chicago Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation