Micro-Place Homicide Patterns in Chicago: 1965 - 2017 (1st Edition 2021)

This brief examines 36,263 homicides in Chicago over a 53-year study period, 1965 through 2017, at micro place grid cells of 150 by 150 meters.

This study shows not only long-term historical patterns of homicides in Chicago, but also places that historical context of homicide in reference to the dramatic increases in homicides in 2016-2017.

It uses several different inequality metrics, as well as kernel density maps to demonstrate that homicides were more clustered in the 1960's compared to later periods.

Using zero inflated group-based trajectory models, it demonstrates the long-term temporal stability of homicides at micro places.

This brief will be of interest to researchers in policing, homicide, and research methods in criminology.