506 people were murdered in Chicago last year. 61 have been murdered so far this year in Chicago. Less than one-third of the murder cases in 2010 and 2011 have been "cleared." Dr. K.B. St. Jean writes in Ebony
Clearance is when an arrest is made and the offender is prosecuted, or when the police know who committed the crime and have enough evidence, but for some reason, they cannot be arrested, charged, or prosecuted (i.e. when the offender is dead).
The highest murder police districts are 94% African American. Over a twenty year period, on average 86% of murder victims in Chicago have been men, 14% women. On average Blacks have been 76% of victims, Hispanics 17% and Whites 7%. On average, Blacks have been 76 percent of the known offenders; Hispanics 19 percent, and Whites 4 percent.
Read more here: http://www.ebony.com/news-views/enough-chicago-murder-by-the-numbers-405/2#axzz2QN52kL8z
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