According to the data released by the police on January 1st, the number of homicides in Chicago, the United States, surged in 2020.
According to the data, Chicago recorded 769 fatal shootings in 2020, 274 more than in 2019, the highest in the city since 2016. Local Chicago police say 2020 is the bloodiest year in Chicago in more than two decades.
In addition, the total number of shooting victims in Chicago in 2020 also increased compared with 2019. Police said there were 2,598 shooting victims in Chicago in 2019, while the number rose to 4,033 in 2020.
In December 2020 alone, 50 homicides occurred in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. The vast majority of murders in the city are caused by gun violence, and the majority of the victims are young black people.
