Cook County, IL Analytics
February recorded 5,052 crime incidents.
January recorded 10,437 crime incidents.
December recorded 9,989 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Other: 16,776
- Vandalism: 3,259
- Assault: 2,149
- Theft: 1,512
- Arrest: 1,240
- Burglary: 192
- Shooting: 178
- Arson: 152
- Robbery: 20
Crime by Month
In the past three months, January had the most number of crimes in Cook County, Illinois.
January had about 1% more crime than December, with January producing 448 more crimes than December.
January had about 2% more crime than February, with January producing 5,385 more crimes than February.
Most Committed Crimes in Cook County, Illinois
Over the past three months, Vandalism was the most committed crime overall making up about 13% of crime in Cook County, Illinois.
The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 92% of violent crime in Cook County, Illinois.
The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 81% of property crime in Cook County, Illinois.
Reported Shootings in Cook County, Illinois
We recorded 178 shootings over a three month period in Cook County, Illinois. That's an average of about 59.333 shootings per month. January saw the most shootings with 93, followed by December with 57 shootings, and February with 28 shootings.
Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.
We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.
Data is based on a radius around the center point of Cook County. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.