In Illinois, gun violence is most concentrated in 16 municipal clusters. To reduce gun violence, we need to funding CVI in these areas. The orange counties include municipalities with the most concentrated gun violence in 2016-2020. Hover on the orange counties to see combined fatal and non-fatal shootings (excluding self-inflicted) from 2016-2020.
In Chicago, 75% of all homicides take place in just 25 neighborhoods On this map of Chicago community areas, the orange-highlighted areas on the South Side and black-highlighted areas on the West Side had the highest homicide and shooting rates in 2022. CVI reduces gun violence by focusing intervention services in violence hotspots. Hover on the orange and black community areas for more info about these gun violence hotspots.