Less than 10% Chicago Police Department arrests were of Amercian Indian or Alaska Native individuals during the fourth quarter of 2025, totaling five cases, according to data published by the City of Chicago Police Department, in its Data Portal.
During this period, Amercian Indian or Alaska Native individuals accounted for the lowest number of arrests in Chicago, making up less than 0.1% of the total occurrences. Blacks represented the largest share at 63.8%, with White Hispanics following at 22.6%, and whites at 9.8%. All remaining ethnicities collectively accounted for 3.8% of arrests.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Chicago is 32.7% white, 28.8% black, 29% Hispanic and 7% Asian.
The fourth quarter includes the months of October, November and December.
In total, the city registered 11,135 arrests at the time, which represents a decrease from the number of arrests during the same quarter of 2024.
In 2024, Chicago saw a broad decline across several major crime categories compared with 2023, including reductions in both homicides and shootings. The city recorded 572 homicides in 2024, down from 615 the year before, and overall crime continued to fall into 2025. From January 1 through September 7, 2025, total crime victimizations were down 21.2% year-over-year, and from September 8 through November 11 they declined by roughly 28.5%.
Federal officials have credited the downturn to immigration-enforcement efforts, arguing that arrests made during Operation Midway Blitz were responsible. But researchers cited by the Chicago Sun-Times say crime was already trending downward before the operation began, pointing instead to broader national patterns. They also highlight that neighborhoods equipped with gunshot-detection systems, along with expanded coordination between police, community violence-prevention groups, and data-driven resource deployment, saw particularly notable improvements.
| Race | Number of Arrests | Percentage of Total Arrests |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 7,107 | 63.8% |
| White Hispanic | 2,514 | 22.6% |
| White | 1,095 | 9.8% |
| Black Hispanic | 256 | 2.3% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 134 | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.2% |
| Amercian Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | less than 0.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Chicago Police Department. The source data can be found here.
