The overall homicide rate in Illinois increased from a rate of 8.0 per 100,000 in 2018 to 10.9 per 100,000 in 2022, and the firearm homicide rate increased from 6.4 per 100,000 in 2018 to 9.2 per 100,000 in 2022 (Figure 3). [...] In comparison, the national homicide rate has increased from 5.9 per 100,000 in 2018 to 7.7 per 100,000 in 2022, and the firearm homicide rate has increased from 4.4 per 100,000 in 2018 to 6.2 per 100,000 in 2022. [...] Homicide and firearm homicide rates, 2018 — 20221 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Illinois overall homicide Illinois firearm homicide National overall homicide National firearm homicide * Rates are adjusted for age and per 100,000 Both overall homicide and firearm homicide rates in Illinois were significantly higher among Black, non-Hispanic victims compared to white, n. [...] In 2022, Black Illinois residents were more than 39 times more likely to die by firearm homicide compared to white residents — the Black firearm homicide rate was 47.2 per 100,000 and the white firearm homicide rate was 1.2 per 100,000. [...] In comparison, the national suicide rate has also remained relatively stable with a rate of 14.2 per 100,000 in both 2018 and 2022, while the national firearm suicide rate has increased from 7.0 per 100,000 in 2018 to 7.6 per 100,000 in 2022.
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Table of Contents
- JUNE 2024 1
- Introduction 3
- Overall Gun Death in Illinois 3
- Table 1. Firearm deaths in Illinois by year 2018 2022 3
- Figure 1. Rates of firearm deaths and motor vehicle deaths in Illinois 2011 2022 4
- Table 2. Firearm deaths in Illinois 2022 5
- Figure 2. Rates of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in Illinois 2002 2022 6
- Table 3. Homicide deaths in Illinois 2018 2022 6
- Figure 3. Homicide and firearm homicide rates 2018 2022 7
- Figure 4. Illinois homicide and firearm homicide rates by race 2018 2022 8
- Figure 5. Percentage of Illinois residents by race and ethnicity left figure Percentage of firearm homicide victims by race and ethnicity right figure 2022 8
- Black non-Hispanic overall homicide Black non-Hispanic firearm homicide White non-Hispanic overall homicide White non-Hispanic firearm homicide Hispanic overall homicide Hispanic firearm homicide 8
- Death rate 8
- Table 4. Firearm homicide in Illinois by race and sex 2022 9
- Table 5. Demographic characteristics of all homicide victims and firearm homicide victims in Illinois 2022 10
- In 2012 LaToyas son Timothy was shot and killed during an armed robbery while attempting to protect patrons and employees of the liquor store where he worked. 11
- Suicide in Illinois 12
- Table 6. Suicide deaths in Illinois 2018 2022 12
- Figure 6. Overall and firearm suicide rates 2018 2022 13
- Figure 7. Illinois overall and firearm suicide rates by race 2018 2022 13
- Table 7. Overall and firearm suicide in Illinois by race and sex 2022 14
- Table 8. Demographic characteristics of all suicides and firearm suicides in Illinois 2022 15
- Unintentional Deaths 15
- Illinois Gun Deaths Compared to Other Great Lakes States 16
- Table 9. Homicide and firearm homicide rates among all ages and those age 24 and younger in the Great Lakes region ranked by all ages homicide rate 2022 16
- Crime Gun Trace Data 18
- Conclusion 19
- Voices of Change 19
- One Aim Illinois Public Safety Task Force 19
- References 20
- Appendix 21
- Figure 1. Rates of firearm deaths and motor vehicle deaths in Illinois 2011 2022 21
- Figure 2. Rates of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in Illinois 2002 2022 21
- Figure 3. Homicide and firearm homicide rates 2018-2022 22
- Figure 4. Illinois homicide and firearm homicide rates by race 2018-2022 22
- Figure 5. Percentage of Illinois residents by race and ethnicity Percentage of firearm homi- cide victims by race and ethnicity 2022 23
- Figure 6. Overall and firearm suicide rates 2018 2022 23
- Figure 7. Illinois overall and firearm suicide rates by race 2018 2022 23
