- 2012 and 2013 was the make it or break it period in Chicago. These years were the most violent since the 1990's.
- Chicago reached it's breaking point in 2012 with an estimation of 506 counts of homicides, making it the country's murder capital.
- Schools closing could put more students in danger could. In the year of 2013, 129 schools forced closure.
- In the year of 2014, 1973 males were wounded, 411 of them killed. 45 females were killed, 258 of them were wounded as well.
- As of this year (2015), there are 134 homicides, 750 total shots, 636 wounded, and 114 shot and killed.