Types of injuries suffered by civilians in interactions with law enforcement
Among people seeking hospital care
Nature of injuries, 2016-21 Heading link
| Chicago | Share of Chicago total | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County total | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois total | Not Illinois resident | Share of non Illinois residents | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of injuries | 1,094 | 746 | 2,488 | 172 | 4,500 | |||||
| Any traumatic brain injury | 131 | 12.0% | 76 | 10.2% | 356 | 14.3% | 20 | 11.6% | 583 | 13.0% |
| Fracture | 94 | 8.6% | 83 | 11.1% | 288 | 11.6% | 26 | 15.1% | 491 | 10.9% |
| Dislocation | 12 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 33 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.7% | 59 | 1.3% |
| Internal | 34 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.1% | 62 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.9% | 124 | 2.8% |
| Open wound | 189 | 17.3% | 105 | 14.1% | 541 | 21.7% | 35 | 20.3% | 870 | 19.3% |
| Amputation | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burns | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.2% |
| Blood vessels | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.2% |
| Crush | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Superficial injury or contusion | 514 | 47.0% | 356 | 47.7% | 1,146 | 46.1% | 80 | 46.5% | 2,096 | 46.6% |
| Sprain or strain | 95 | 8.7% | 90 | 12.1% | 245 | 9.8% | 23 | 13.4% | 453 | 10.1% |
| Foreign body | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.1% |
| Other effects of external causes | 71 | 6.5% | 24 | 3.2% | 174 | 7.0% | 4 | 2.3% | 273 | 6.1% |
| Poisoning | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 23 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 0.7% |
| Other toxic effects | 9 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 22 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.2% | 38 | 0.8% |
Body regions, 2016-20 Heading link
| Chicago | Share of Chicago total | Cook County (excluding Chicago) | Share of Cook County total | Illinois (excluding Chicago and Cook County) | Share of Illinois total | Total | Share of total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of injuries | 875 | 628 | 2,045 | 3,548 | ||||
| Fractures | ||||||||
| Skull | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 31 | 1.5% | 49 | 1.4% |
| Face | 19 | 2.2% | 20 | 3.2% | 74 | 3.6% | 113 | 3.2% |
| Vertebral column | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% | 17 | 0.5% |
| Torso | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.9% | 38 | 1.9% | 57 | 1.6% |
| Upper extremities | 27 | 3.1% | 28 | 4.5% | 84 | 4.1% | 139 | 3.9% |
| Lower extremities | 12 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 35 | 1.7% | 52 | 1.5% |
| Open wounds | ||||||||
| Head and face | 68 | 7.8% | 43 | 6.8% | 232 | 11.3% | 343 | 9.7% |
| Torso | 34 | 3.9% | 15 | 2.4% | 78 | 3.8% | 127 | 3.6% |
| Upper extremities | 49 | 5.6% | 23 | 3.7% | 117 | 5.7% | 189 | 5.3% |
| Lower extremities | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.1% | 61 | 3.0% | 86 | 2.4% |
| Internal injuries | ||||||||
| Brain | 22 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 41 | 2.0% | 73 | 2.1% |
| Spinal cord | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.2% |
| Torso | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 14 | 0.7% | 33 | 0.9% |