Chicago Murder Rate Drops to Lowest Point Since 1965
The rate of homicides in Chicago dropped in 2013, compared to a brutal 2012.
According to The New York Times, the third-largest U.S. city witnessed more than 500 killings in 2012, many of them gang-related shootings. As of December 30, 2013, Chicago had reported 413 homicides this year, a 17 percent drop from the same period in 2012 and the fewest murders in the city since 1965, city officials reported.