While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing homicides through data, community investment, and strategic prevention—not just ...

Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...

Windows were shattered at three Northwest Side businesses early Thursday morning, as thieves tried to break in, Chicago police said. Glass was strewn about at China Chef, La Michoacana and the New ...

The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored ...

The Chicago Public Safety DataHub will track the most recent data on violent crime in Chicago and allow users to compare it ...

A man has been charged in the murder of a 30-year-old woman. Chicago police said she was found dead at a South Side home over the weekend.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn ...

While Chicago undeniably faces significant public safety concerns, its reputation for violent crime is often worse than cities with higher crime rates. If you rank U.S. cities by violent crime ...

In a poll of 700 likely Chicago voters conducted in mid-November, more than 70% of voters named crime and public safety “as their No. 1 or No. 2 most important issue, with no other issue coming ...

A new real-time crime-tracking center is helping Chicago police monitor thousands of CTA and city cameras to boost safety ...

Violent crime down this Memorial Day weekend in Chicago compared with last year 02:10. The City of Chicago's safety plan was put to the test this Memorial Day, and it appeared to be passing late ...

The University of Chicago Crime Lab has seen that improving public safety management may be a viable way for cities to rapidly reduce gun violence without exacerbating the harms of policing ...

Safety concerns mount after woman shot during busy weekend in downtown Chicago According to police, the victim was walking on the sidewalk with several others, when an unknown man fired shots.