March To Date
Shot & Killed: 32
Shot & Wounded: 79
Total Shot: 111
Total Homicides: 36
March To Date
Shot & Killed: 32
Shot & Wounded: 79
Total Shot: 111
Total Homicides: 36
Week in Progress (3/22 – 3/28)
Shot & Killed: 9
Shot & Wounded: 13
Total Shot: 22
Total Homicides: 9
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 86
Shot & Wounded: 264
Total Shot: 350
Total Homicides: 94
Our local press has ditched “mostly peaceful” for the newest nonsense phrase of “wrong place, wrong time”. Because it’s perfect for describing certain “isolated incidents”, such as random murders and deadly arsons, we’ll roll with it until the next mostly-peaceful-often-violent protest riot requires a new moniker.
Final Demonized Tally: 7 killed, 14 wounded
2025 weekend tally: 8 killed, 9 wounded
2024 weekend tally: 0 killed, 13 wounded
2023 weekend tally: 4 killed, 16 wounded
2022 weekend tally: 4 killed, 22 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 7 killed, 23 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 1 killed, 21 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 3 killed, 14 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 5 killed, 17 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 8 killed, 16 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 5 killed, 26 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 6 killed, 28 wounded
Average tally: 5 killed, 19 wounded
Friday 3/20
8:40p 6800 S Ashland, Englewood, F/31
2 gunmen shoot motorist in River North
11:15p 400 W Ontario, Near North Side, M/26
Saturday 3/21
12:30a 2900 N Harlem, Montclare, M/57
3:00a 4300 S Wood, New City, M/48
11:55a 8100 S Drexel, Chatham, F/47
9:05p 200 E 38th, Douglas, M/39
9:05p 200 E 38th, Douglas, M/35
9:05p 200 E 38th, Douglas, M/?
11:00p 10100 S Princeton, Roseland, M/36
Sunday 3/22
12:10a 4500 S Wood, New City, M/42
12:30a 8000 S Hermitage, Auburn Gresham, M/?
2:15a 1300 S St Louis, North Lawndale, M/28
2:20a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/43
3:00a Walk-in @ Stitch-N-Go, M/35
3:30a 5100 S Homan, Gage Park, M/22
7:30a 3000 W Lake, Garfield Park, M/41
3:00p 1300 S Western, North Lawndale, M/35
9:55a 6100 S Elizabeth, Englewood, M/31
5:20p 6900 S South Shore, South Shore, M/26
5:20p 6900 S South Shore, South Shore, M/?
5:20p 6900 S South Shore, South Shore, M/?
Wrong Place, Wrong Time Monday
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 18 | 9 |
| chest | 16 | 6 |
| abdomen | 5 | 20 |
| back | 5 | 16 |
| face | 5 | 7 |
| neck | 4 | 7 |
| side | 3 | 4 |
| other/unknown | 25 | 190 |
| As of 3/22/26 |
*Shot placement is not always reported. Chalkie shows general placement whereas the table shows exact placement by worst wound reported.
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 8 | 26 |
| Englewood | 4 | 16 |
| South Shore | 5 | 13 |
| North Lawndale | 4 | 12 |
| Garfield Park | 7 | 8 |
| Auburn Gresham | 6 | 8 |
| Humboldt Park | 2 | 12 |
| New City | 2 | 11 |
| Roseland | 5 | 8 |
| Grand Crossing | - | 11 |
| Chatham | 2 | 8 |
| Woodlawn | 3 | 7 |
| Chicago Lawn | 2 | 7 |
| Near West Side | 4 | 4 |
| South Chicago | - | 8 |
| All Others | 35 | 100 |
| As of 3/22/26 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | 185 |
| 2024 | 121 | 419 |
| 2023 | 129 | 424 |
| 2022 | 138 | 503 |
| 2021 | 149 | 600 |
| 2020 | 108 | 433 |
| 2019 | 89 | 356 |
| 2018 | 115 | 433 |
| 2017 | 148 | 598 |
| 2016 | 153 | 683 |
Previous year data is reflective of current month-end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 186 | 239 | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 58 | 185 | 243 | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 60 | 258 | 318 | 18.9% |
| 2023 | 86 | 282 | 368 | 23.4% |
| 2022 | 93 | 310 | 403 | 23.1% |
| 2021 | 91 | 345 | 436 | 20.9% |
| 2020 | 66 | 270 | 336 | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 42 | 220 | 262 | 16.0% |
| As of 3/1/26 | ||||
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| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 3/14/26 | 44 | 35 | 55.7% |
In conjunction with CWB Chicago’s “Brandon’s Bodies” series, the above illustrates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to terminate the City’s relationship with ShotSpotter. Fatality rate (FR%) is total people fatally shot / total people shot.
| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 44 | 161 |
| Female | 13 | 25 |
| As of 2/28/26 |
| Race | Killed | Wounded | Assailant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 50 | 160 | 15 |
| Hispanic | 24 | 48 | 3 |
| White/Other | 4 | 7 | - |
| Unknown | - | 16 | - |
| As of 3/15/26 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 53 | 93.0% |
| Trauma | 2 | 3.4% |
| Stabbing | 1 | 1.8% |
| Strangulation | 1 | 1.8% |
| As of 2/28/26 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2025 | 8 | 14 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 | 28 |
| 2013 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 8 | 49 |
| 2011 | 23 | 37 |
| 2010 | 13 | 33 |
| 2009 | 19 | 42 |
| CPD Shot | - | 1 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| As of 3/21/26 | ||
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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | - | 3 |
| Teens (13-17) | 2 | 22 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 34 | 108 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 20 | 39 |
| AARP (55+) | 2 | 9 |
| Unknown | - | 11 |
| As of 3/1/26 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 4 shot | 1 | - |
| Hat Trick | 6 | 5 |
| 2 shot | 24 | 6 |
| As of 3/2/26 |
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| Legal Outcome | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total Homicides | 426 | 100% |
| No Suspect Charged | 288 | 67.6% |
| Suspect Charged | 105 | 24.6% |
| Bar to Prosecute | 32 | 7.5% |
| Death of Offender | 1 | 0.2% |
| As of 3/17/26 |
| Mayor | Term | Homicides |
|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Daley | 1955-1976 | 10,910 |
| Michael Bilandic | 1976-1979 | 2,408 |
| Jane Byrne | 1979-1983 | 3,202 |
| Harold Washington | 1983-1987 | 3,295 |
| Eugene Sawyer | 1987-1989 | 978 |
| Richard M. Daley | 1989-2011 | 14,653 |
| Rahm Emanuel | 2011-2019 | 4,535 |
| Lori Lightfoot | 2019-2023 | 2,958 |
| Brandon Johnson | 2023-Feb26 | 1,531 |
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We compile our own dataset using the following sources: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Homicide Watch Chicago (no longer updated), DNAInfo Chicago (out of business), Chicago Redeye Homicide Tracker (long gone), NBC5 Chicago, Chicago Tribune’s Shooting Tracker (no longer updated) & Homicide Tracker (declared dead), Sun-Times Homicide Tracker, Cook County Medical Examiner, CPD’s Historical Data Set, City of Chicago Data Portal, Chicago Police Department Arrest Record Search, CPD CLEARMAP, Various CPD Dashboards, ISP Expressway Shooting Dashboard, CPD’s Media Major Incident Notifications and the needlessly woke Chicago Violence Reduction Dashboard.
Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by Crimeisdown.com’s most excellent Incident Map or the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.
Editor’s note: All murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murders. We count homicides, whereas the CPD counts murders. A homicide, or a non-fatal shooting, regardless of type or by whom, within the city limits of Chicago counts towards our total metric, including anything on the expressways. CPD-involved, ISP-involved and justifiable homicides all count. Reckless homicides may count if the Medical Examiner rules that the cause of death was a homicide. Suicides do not count. Additional definitions can be found on the Glossary page.
All statistics, metrics, charts, graphs and other visualizations are preliminary based on the data available at the time. All incidents are subject to further analysis or change.
