From 2011 to 2018, CPD sent 1,456 murder cases to prosecutors.
There were 4,135 murder cases in Chicago in that time frame, putting CPD’s “clearance rate” at 35%.
0
1,000
2,679 cases
are unsolved
2,000
3,000
1,456 cases were
sent to prosecutors
4,000
Of the cases sent to prosecutors, 516 resulted in convictions so far.
Some cases are still pending in court, while others were dropped by prosecutors or ended with not guilty rulings.
0
516 cases
resulted in
a conviction
1,000
In 569 cases
charges were
filed, but the
case is still
pending
2,000
In 281 cases
no charges
were filed
3,000
63 cases were
closed with a
not guilty verdict
4,000
24 cases were
dropped by
prosecutors