Data on injuries caused by legal intervention in Chicago and Illinois
2016-22
Race and ethnicity Heading link
| Chicago only | Share of Chicago totals | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County totals | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois totals | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total people injured | 1,208 | 849 | 2,919 | 196 | 5,172 | |||||
| Black or African American | 849 | 70.3% | 430 | 50.6% | 944 | 32.3% | 78 | 39.8% | 2,301 | 44.5% |
| White non-Hispanic | 93 | 7.7% | 189 | 22.3% | 1,623 | 55.6% | 88 | 44.9% | 1,993 | 38.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 134 | 11.1% | 166 | 19.6% | 182 | 6.2% | 14 | 7.1% | 496 | 9.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 18 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.1% |
| Other race | 125 | 10.3% | 50 | 5.9% | 104 | 3.6% | 11 | 5.6% | 290 | 5.6% |
| Multiracial | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 19 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.5% | 25 | 0.5% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 30 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 38 | 0.7% |
Sex Heading link
| Chicago only | Share of Chicago totals | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County totals | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois totals | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total people injured | 1,094 | 746 | 2,488 | 172 | 4,500 | |||||
| Male | 926 | 84.6% | 623 | 83.5% | 2,040 | 82.0% | 146 | 84.9% | 3,735 | 83.0% |
| Female | 168 | 15.4% | 123 | 16.5% | 448 | 18.0% | 26 | 15.1% | 765 | 17.0% |
| Pregnant | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 18 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 30 | 0.7% |
Age Heading link
| Chicago only | Share of Chicago totals | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County totals | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois totals | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total people injured | 1,094 | 746 | 2,488 | 172 | 4,500 | |||||
| 0 to 4 years | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5 to 9 years | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| 10 to 14 years | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 26 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 44 | 1.0% |
| 15 to 19 years | 110 | 10.1% | 90 | 12.1% | 237 | 9.5% | 11 | 6.4% | 448 | 10.0% |
| 20 to 24 years | 210 | 19.2% | 109 | 14.6% | 312 | 12.5% | 25 | 14.5% | 656 | 14.6% |
| 25 to 34 years | 384 | 35.1% | 269 | 36.1% | 860 | 34.6% | 64 | 37.2% | 1,577 | 35.0% |
| 35 to 44 years | 212 | 19.4% | 128 | 17.2% | 553 | 22.2% | 35 | 20.3% | 928 | 20.6% |
| 45 to 54 years | 99 | 9.0% | 85 | 11.4% | 326 | 13.1% | 22 | 12.8% | 532 | 11.8% |
| 55 to 64 years | 55 | 5.0% | 45 | 6.0% | 141 | 5.7% | 11 | 6.4% | 252 | 5.6% |
| 65 to 74 years | 15 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 28 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 55 | 1.2% |
| 75 years and above | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0.1% |
| Mean age | 32.1 | SD=11.9 | 332.9 | SD=12.7 | 34.0 | SD=12.1 | 34.0 | SD=11.9 | 33.4 | SD=12.2 |
Housing instability Heading link
| Chicago only | Share of Chicago totals | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County totals | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois totals | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total people injured | 1,094 | 746 | 2,488 | 172 | 4,500 | |||||
| Homeless | 16 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 21 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.7% | 49 | 1.1% |
| Injured in derelict/abandoned housing (excludes homeless persons) | 60 | 5.5% | 18 | 2.4% | 85 | 3.4% | 9 | 5.2% | 172 | 3.8% |
Payer type Heading link
| Chicago only | Share of Chicago totals | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County totals | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois totals | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total people injured | 1,094 | 746 | 2,488 | 172 | 4,500 | |||||
| Self-pay/self-administered | 274 | 25.0% | 168 | 22.5% | 497 | 20.0% | 90 | 52.3% | 1,029 | 22.9% |
| Charity | 29 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.9% | 16 | 0.6% | 8 | 4.7% | 75 | 1.7% |
| Medicaid | 545 | 49.8% | 371 | 49.7% | 1,327 | 53.3% | 38 | 22.1% | 2,281 | 50.7% |
| Medicare | 39 | 3.6% | 40 | 5.4% | 191 | 7.7% | 4 | 2.3% | 274 | 6.1% |
| Private insurance | 175 | 16.0% | 126 | 16.9% | 360 | 14.5% | 25 | 14.5% | 686 | 15.2% |
| Workers' compensation | 16 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 19 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | 0.9% |
| ChampUS or ChampVA | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.7% | 14 | 0.3% |
| Other | 15 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 70 | 2.8% | 4 | 2.3% | 100 | 2.2% |