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Chicago Homicide Rates per 100,000 residents, 1870-2000
Year Homicide Rate
1870 2.6
1880 5.4
1890 7.0
1900 6.0
1910 9.2
1920 10.5
1930 14.6
1940 7.1
1950 7.9
1960 10.3
1970 24.0
1980 28.7
1990 32.9
2000 22.1
Source: Newberry Library
 
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