Chicago Crime Project

This is our project's main page with links to interesting insights and visualizations.

What is the project about?

The major topics are: most crime dense areas, crime types, changes in crime over time, and active police enforcement. The presentation of the visuals will be on a slideshow that rotates automatically. Under each visualization, there will be an explanation of the data used and how the visualization works.

Visualizations include crime map, map with arrest percentages, line graph with number of crimes over time, crime (violent only) map, and crime (nonviolent only) map.

Quick Chicago Crime Facts

  • The leading crime types in Chicago are theft, burglary, and robbery
  • Chicago's homicide rate sits at about 28.6 murders per 100,000 people (South Bend's rate is at 27.4!!)
  • Despite being ranked 28th in the nation for murder rate, Chicago leads the nation in TOTAL homicides at about 700, compared to NYC (~440), Houston (~430), and Los Angeles (382)
  • The percentage of homicides involving a firearm in Chicago is nearly 90%
  • The crimes committed in Chicago are concentrated in certain districts/wards

What Does This Website Offer?

The website offers insights on the connection between Chicago crime and aspects of daily life such as education, traveling to different parts of the city, and place of residence. The "Overall Crime Info" site provides visualizations and insights on the discrepencies in crimes committed among the 50 wards. The "Crime Radar" site offers information on the number of crimes committed around popular destinations and how it affects the area. The "School Info" site gives awareness on the connection between school performance (ACT scores, attendence rates, etc.) and crime surrounding the school.