(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — You can now search for data and details about shootings on Chicago expressways with a new dashboard on the Illinois State Police website.
The interactive dashboard shows that of 307 shootings last year, more happened on Fridays than any other day of the week. A monthly breakdown shows the most shootings occurred in July (41), followed by 36 in November and 32 in December.
Visitors can zero in on details such as time, date, location and if the shooting resulted in injury or death.
A breakdown by expressway finds 80 shootings on the Dan Ryan, followed by 50 on the Eisenhower and 44 on the Bishop Ford last year.
Data from 2019 to the present is displayed in what State Police say is timely and transparent information on reported shootings.