DOJ Launches Investigation Into Chicago Police Practices

No Charges in Case of Ronald Johnson

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Lynch announced a federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago police department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Lynch announced a federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago police department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Department of Justice announced today that it has opened an investigation into the Chicago Police Department's practices. This news comes amidst turmoil in Chicago following the release of a police dashcam video which shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times. Additionally, prosecutors announced today that there will be no state charges filed against the police officer involved in the shooting of Ronald Johnson, the second high profile shooting case to come to light recently in Chicago. The following visualizations show the number of people killed by police in Illinois over time, the number people killed by police by race in Illinois over time, and the number of people killed by police per million people by state.