Nature of injury and body parts injured by civilians in interactions with law enforcement, Illinois 2016-2025
Among people seeking hospital care...
| Body Region | CHICAGO ONLY (N=1711) | SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY (N=1198) | REST OF ILLINOIS (N=4422) | NOT ILLINOIS RESIDENT (N=302) | TOTAL (N=7633) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Injury | |||||
| Any Traumatic Brain Injury | 78 (4.6%) | 41 (3.4%) | 177 (4.0%) | 13 (4.3%) | 309 (4.0%) |
| Fracture | 164 (9.6%) | 134 (11.2%) | 516 (11.7%) | 42 (13.9%) | 856 (11.2%) |
| Dislocation | 16 (0.9%) | 14 (1.2%) | 61 (1.4%) | 3 (1.0%) | 94 (1.2%) |
| Internal | 52 (3.0%) | 36 (3.0%) | 126 (2.8%) | 9 (3.0%) | 223 (2.9%) |
| Open Wound | 278 (16.2%) | 168 (14.0%) | 932 (21.1%) | 59 (19.5%) | 1437 (18.8%) |
| Amputation | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.0%) |
| Burns | 3 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 9 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (0.2%) |
| Blood vessels | 4 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 8 (0.2%) | 2 (0.7%) | 15 (0.2%) |
| Crush | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.1%) |
| Superficial Injury or Contusion | 777 (45.4%) | 553 (46.2%) | 1974 (44.6%) | 136 (45.0%) | 3440 (45.1%) |
| Sprain or Strain | 181 (10.6%) | 154 (12.9%) | 545 (12.3%) | 37 (12.3%) | 917 (12.0%) |
| Foreign Body | 3 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 8 (0.2%) | 2 (0.7%) | 14 (0.2%) |
| Other Effects of External Causes | 111 (6.5%) | 45 (3.8%) | 328 (7.4%) | 16 (5.3%) | 500 (6.6%) |
| Poisoning | 12 (0.7%) | 4 (0.3%) | 47 (1.1%) | 2 (0.7%) | 65 (0.9%) |
| Other Toxic Effects | 14 (0.8%) | 8 (0.7%) | 52 (1.2%) | 5 (1.7%) | 79 (1.0%) |
| Fracture | |||||
| Skull | 17 (1.0%) | 17 (1.4%) | 59 (1.3%) | 9 (3.0%) | 102 (1.3%) |
| Face | 45 (2.6%) | 38 (3.2%) | 125 (2.8%) | 7 (2.3%) | 215 (2.8%) |
| Vertebral Column | 8 (0.5%) | 7 (0.6%) | 21 (0.5%) | 3 (1.0%) | 39 (0.5%) |
| Torso | 12 (0.7%) | 20 (1.7%) | 88 (2.0%) | 9 (3.0%) | 129 (1.7%) |
| Upper Extremities | 64 (3.7%) | 50 (4.2%) | 192 (4.3%) | 14 (4.6%) | 320 (4.2%) |
| Lower Extremities | 25 (1.5%) | 16 (1.3%) | 74 (1.7%) | 6 (2.0%) | 121 (1.6%) |
| Open Wound | |||||
| Head and Face | 135 (7.9%) | 93 (7.8%) | 491 (11.1%) | 29 (9.6%) | 748 (9.8%) |
| Torso | 72 (4.2%) | 39 (3.3%) | 189 (4.3%) | 15 (5.0%) | 315 (4.1%) |
| Upper Extremities | 82 (4.8%) | 36 (3.0%) | 252 (5.7%) | 20 (6.6%) | 390 (5.1%) |
| Lower Extremities | 31 (1.8%) | 26 (2.2%) | 129 (2.9%) | 5 (1.7%) | 191 (2.5%) |
| Internal Injury | |||||
| Brain | 38 (2.2%) | 17 (1.4%) | 92 (2.1%) | 4 (1.3%) | 151 (2.0%) |
| Spinal Cord | 2 (0.1%) | 6 (0.5%) | 2 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (0.1%) |
| Torso | 15 (0.9%) | 15 (1.3%) | 32 (0.7%) | 5 (1.7%) | 67 (0.9%) |
| Body Part | |||||
| Head / Face | 425 (24.8%) | 323 (27.0%) | 1424 (32.2%) | 87 (28.8%) | 2259 (29.6%) |
| Spinal Cord | 2 (0.1%) | 6 (0.5%) | 2 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (0.1%) |
| Vertebrae | 13 (0.8%) | 18 (1.5%) | 42 (0.9%) | 4 (1.3%) | 77 (1.0%) |
| Thorax | 165 (9.6%) | 153 (12.8%) | 538 (12.2%) | 46 (15.2%) | 902 (11.8%) |
| Abdomen | 48 (2.8%) | 17 (1.4%) | 118 (2.7%) | 9 (3.0%) | 192 (2.5%) |
| Pelvis and Lower Back | 32 (1.9%) | 18 (1.5%) | 70 (1.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 121 (1.6%) |
| Other Trunk | 5 (0.3%) | 4 (0.3%) | 8 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (0.2%) |
| Upper Extremity | 597 (34.9%) | 408 (34.1%) | 1496 (33.8%) | 104 (34.4%) | 2605 (34.1%) |
| Hip | 14 (0.8%) | 11 (0.9%) | 50 (1.1%) | 3 (1.0%) | 78 (1.0%) |
| Other Lower Extremity | 248 (14.5%) | 182 (15.2%) | 702 (15.9%) | 55 (18.2%) | 1187 (15.6%) |
| Multiple Body Regions | 4 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 26 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 31 (0.4%) |
| Systemic | 147 (8.6%) | 72 (6.0%) | 457 (10.3%) | 28 (9.3%) | 704 (9.2%) |
| Unspecified | 41 (2.4%) | 41 (3.4%) | 143 (3.2%) | 7 (2.3%) | 232 (3.0%) |