Final January Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 28 (-26%)
Shot & Wounded: 103 (-6%)
Total Shot: 131 (-11%)
Total Homicides: 31 (-28%)
Final January Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 28 (-26%)
Shot & Wounded: 103 (-6%)
Total Shot: 131 (-11%)
Total Homicides: 31 (-28%)
Last Week: 1/25 – 1/31 (vs WoW)
Shot & Killed: 5 (-50%)
Shot & Wounded: 29 (+26%)
Total Shot: 34 (+3%)
Total Homicides: 6 (-40%)
Final 2025 Totals (vs 2024)
Shot & Killed: 362 (-32%)
Shot & Wounded: 1592 (-35%)
Total Shot: 1954 (-34%)
Total Homicides: 434 (-29%)
The return of the Polar Vortex on the back half of the month helped keep a lid on the nonsense or maybe it was the Justice Involved Violence Influencers™ hitting the streets in sub-zero temps.
January 2026: 31 killed, 103 wounded
January 2025: 43 killed, 109 wounded
January 2024: 38 killed, 122 wounded
January 2023: 44 killed, 166 wounded
January 2022: 52 killed, 183 wounded
January 2021: 58 killed, 194 wounded
January 2020: 40 killed, 139 wounded
January 2019: 23 killed, 112 wounded
January 2018: 42 killed, 173 wounded
January 2017: 57 killed, 258 wounded
January 2016: 57 killed, 256 wounded
January 2015: 32 killed, 120 wounded
Average Jan: 44 killed, 167 wounded
December 2025: 25 killed, 92 wounded
A breakdown of the month’s non-demonizable, silly decisions because they’ve been starved of opportunities in their own communities where law enforcement is a sickness that needs to be eradicated shows:
We didn’t publish an official estimate for January, but we figured 35 homicides was a safe bet given the long term January average, the overall general decline in stupidity plus the possibly of January weather behaving like January weather.
As for February, much like Groundhog Day the movie, it always marks the low point of the year and may get touted as “remarkable” by the Kakistrocracy and their corporate stenographer friends. February is also dependent on how the weather plays out – snow and/or cold will suppress turnout, while more spring-like days tend to promote cases of lead poisoning. This go around, we’re looking for around 30 homicides with another 90-100 shot and wounded (Average is 36 killed, 117 wounded).
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 12 | 2 |
| back | 4 | 5 |
| chest | 3 | 1 |
| abdomen | 2 | 8 |
| neck | 1 | 5 |
| leg | - | 25 |
| arm | - | 12 |
| other/unknown | 6 | 45 |
| As of 2/1/26 |
*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 | 3 | 11 |
| Englewood | 2 | 7 |
| Humboldt Park | 1 | 8 |
| North Lawndale | 2 | 7 |
| Auburn Gresham | 2 | 6 |
| Garfield Park | 3 | 5 |
| South Shore | 2 | 6 |
| Gage Park | 2 | 4 |
| Grand Crossing | - | 5 |
| Roseland | 2 | 3 |
| New City | - | 4 |
| Woodlawn | 2 | 2 |
| Ashburn | - | 3 |
| Chicago Lawn | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Park | 1 | 2 |
| All Others | 8 | 28 |
| As of 2/1/26 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 109 |
| 2024 | 38 | 122 |
| 2023 | 44 | 166 |
| 2022 | 52 | 183 |
| 2021 | 58 | 194 |
| 2020 | 40 | 139 |
| 2019 | 23 | 112 |
| 2018 | 42 | 173 |
| 2017 | 57 | 258 |
| 2016 | 57 | 246 |
Previous year data is reflective of current month-end totals.
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| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 1/19/26 | 39 | 35 | 52.7% |
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 | 24 | 85 |
| Female | 7 | 19 |
| As of 2/1/26 |
| Race | Killed | Wounded | Assailant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 19 | 79 | 2 |
| Hispanic | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| White/Other | 2 | - | - |
| Unknown | - | 5 | - |
| As of 2/1/26 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 28 | 90.4% |
| Stabbing | 1 | 3.2% |
| Strangulation | 1 | 3.2% |
| Trauma | 1 | 3.2% |
| As of 2/1/26 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | - | 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 | - | - |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | - | 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 1/27/26 | ||
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| 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-Dec25 | 1,473 |
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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.
