Current Issues in Chicago Crime
- Gang violence
- Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) - Established by Chicago in 1992 and implemented by a number of municipalities across North America, the goal of this program is to get police officers out of their cars and interacting with the community. Beat officers also participate in community meetings and establish long term relationships with members of the community.
- Police surveillance cameras

Data Sets
- Chicago Police Department
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- Homicides in Chicago
- Women and Violence in Chicago
- Illinois State Police
- National Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Victimization Surveys
- Keeping the Peace: Police Discretion and the Mentally Disordered in Chicago, 1980-1981
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Chicago's Community Policing Program, 1993-2001