Top 20 U.S. Cities with the Highest Murders in 2024

1. Chicago, Illinois

Murders in 2024: 304

Data Source: Official

Chicago, whose population of 2.6 million makes it the third biggest city in America ranks first on our list of the American cities with the most murders in 2024. Along with crime, Chicago is infamous for high levels of corruption. This includes corruption by publicly elected officials. This list also includes a City Hall official convicted of taking $2 million in bribes in 2016. In terms of violent crimes, Chicago’s overall violent crime rate was 640 per 100,000 people in 2021. The homicide rate was 30 per 100,000 people; however, the 617 homicides in Chicago in 2023 marked a 15% annual drop. Estimates suggest that there are at least 55 gangs in Chicago in 2022. Homicide rates in Chicago differ by area. Some areas with high homicide rates are West Garfield Park and West Pullman. They had homicide rates of 189.3 per 100,000 people and 118.8 per 100,000 people in 2022, respectively.

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