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

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Using police reports and media coverage for missing years, Breitbart News reports that Democrat-run Chicago has experienced over 14,200 murders from 2000 through 2025.

It is important to note that police-reported numbers often rise slightly over time as cases are updated, so the figures below should be considered approximate and likely lower than the final counts.

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)
2011 — 433 (CPD)
2012 — 500 (FBI)
2013 — 415 (CBS News)
2014 — 416 (TIME)
2015 — 468 (TIME)

The total for 2000–2015 was 7,989 murders.

For 2016 through October 7, 2025, Breitbart News compiled data from the University of Chicago Crime Lab, CNN, the Associated Press, the Chicago Police Department, and the Chicago Sun-Times, finding 6,271 murders during this period.

Murders per year, 2016–2025:

2016 – 764 (UCCL)
2017 – 650 (CNN)
2018 – 564 (CNN)
2019 – 490 (CNN)
2020 – 769 (AP)
2021 – 804 (CPD)
2022 – 714 (CPD)
2023 – 620 (CPD)
2024 – 573 (CPD)
2025 – 323 (Sun-Times)

Combining these periods, Chicago has seen more than 14,200 murders from 2000 through 2025.

Breitbart News also reports that the city has experienced over 32,000 shooting victims, both fatal and non-fatal, in the past decade alone.

Despite this ongoing violence, Democrats continue to oppose President Trump’s initiatives to deploy the National Guard to help restore law and order in Chicago.

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