Research Guides: .Chicago Government Information: Crime & Police

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Anne Zald
Subjects: Government Information; Regulatory Compliance; Gender & Sexuality Studies
Northwestern University Library
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Subjects: Chicago Area, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Government Information, International Studies, Regulatory Compliance

Key Resources

Crimes 2001-present (Chicago Data Portal)
"This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. "
Chicago Police Department ClearMap
Select variables to display on city map by community area, ward, police beat, police district, or census tract. Maps and tables available for crime incidents, registered sex offenders, registered gun offenders, community concerns (gangs, narcotics, prostitution, city services & troubled buildings), and book clubs in Chicago.
Citizens Police Data Project
Police misconduct data from the Chicago Police Dept, much of it obtained through FOIA requests. In addition to the search/visualization tools at this site the underlying data are publicly available here: github.com/invinst/chicago-police-data.

Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930
This website provides with searchable the Chicago Police Department homicide records and related documents. The original records are Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index 1870-1930 available from the Illinois Regional Archive Depository at Northeastern Illinois University.

Report of the General Superintendent of Police of the City of Chicago
Library has : 1885-1888, 1890-1898, 1900-1903, 1906

Annual Reports, Police Department City of Chicago
These annual reports typically include uniform crime index statistics at police district level (around 25 districts in Chicago)
Library has : 1916-1917, 1920, 1924-1925, 1929-1941, 1950-1958, 1961, 1964-1971, 1986-1997, 2001
Also available online : 1965-2010

Be sure to explore our Transportation Library - they specialize in Public Safety information.