Nearly 100 accused killers in Cook County, Illinois, are out on the streets, instead of in jail, as they await their trials for murder amid a surge in violent crime in Chicago.

A total of 94 defendants, all of whom have been charged for taking a person’s life, are out of confinement on ankle monitors, compared to 31 who were in the same situation four years ago, the Chicago Tribune reported on Friday. In addition to the suspected killers, 261 individuals who have been convicted of two more felonies are also out of jail with monitors, compared to 15 in 2017.