February To Date
Shot & Killed: 14
Shot & Wounded: 30
Total Shot: 44
Total Homicides: 14
February To Date
Shot & Killed: 14
Shot & Wounded: 30
Total Shot: 44
Total Homicides: 14
Week in Progress (2/8 – 2/14)
Shot & Killed: 4
Shot & Wounded: 7
Total Shot: 11
Total Homicides: 4
Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 42
Shot & Wounded: 133
Total Shot: 175
Total Homicides: 45
In years past, we’d usually get several shooting-free hours because of the super-duper sportsball game. However, because this year’s game was so boring, some decided it was more entertaining to shoot someone rather than watch the game. Next year’s game will be much more entertaining when the Bears are in it.
Final Demonized Tally: 1 killed, 13 wounded
2025 weekend tally: 3 killed, 17 wounded
2024 weekend tally: 3 killed, 22 wounded
2023 weekend tally: 6 killed, 20 wounded
2022 weekend tally: 4 killed, 8 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 4 killed, 10 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 4 killed, 25 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 2 killed, 9 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 7 killed, 21 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 5 killed, 26 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 5 killed, 28 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 3 killed, 9 wounded
Average tally: 4 killed, 18 wounded
Friday 2/6
5:40p 8000 S Eberhart, Chatham, M/56
10:35p 800 N Leamington, Austin, F/27
Saturday 2/7
3:40a 1300 N Laramie, Austin, M/68
5:45a 4500 N Kedzie, Albany Park, M/32
3:05p 10700 S Indiana, Roseland, M/31
3:05p 10700 S Indiana, Roseland, M/45
7:15p 2000 E 71st, South Shore, M/35
9:20p 4500 S Whipple, Brighton Park, M/17
Super Sportsball Sunday
9:25a 6300 S Marshfield, Englewood, M/46
5:35p 100 E 133rd, Riverdale, M/20
6:35p 3700 W Hayford, Ashburn, M/10
6:40p 3900 W Iowa, Humboldt Park, F/28
10:05p 9000 S Cottage Grove, Chatham, M/22
10:05p 9000 S Cottage Grove, Chatham, M/31
Don’t Demonize Monday
Cancelled due to hangovers
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 12 | 3 |
| back | 4 | 9 |
| chest | 4 | 1 |
| abdomen | 3 | 9 |
| face | 2 | 3 |
| neck | 1 | 5 |
| side | 1 | 2 |
| other/unknown | 11 | 100 |
| As of 2/8/26 |
*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 | 15 |
| South Shore | 2 | 10 |
| Auburn Gresham | 3 | 7 |
| Englewood | 2 | 8 |
| Humboldt Park | 1 | 9 |
| Garfield Park | 4 | 5 |
| North Lawndale | 2 | 7 |
| Roseland | 3 | 5 |
| Gage Park | 2 | 4 |
| Ashburn | - | 5 |
| Chatham | 1 | 4 |
| Grand Crossing | - | 5 |
| Near West Side | 3 | 2 |
| New City | - | 5 |
| Chicago Lawn | 1 | 3 |
| All Others | 14 | 38 |
| As of 2/8/26 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | 185 |
| 2024 | 69 | 258 |
| 2023 | 90 | 282 |
| 2022 | 97 | 310 |
| 2021 | 98 | 345 |
| 2020 | 75 | 272 |
| 2019 | 49 | 220 |
| 2018 | 84 | 290 |
| 2017 | 108 | 423 |
| 2016 | 103 | 402 |
Previous year data is reflective of current month-end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 103 | 131 | 21.4% |
| 2025 | 38 | 109 | 147 | 25.9% |
| 2024 | 29 | 122 | 151 | 19.2% |
| 2023 | 41 | 166 | 207 | 19.8% |
| 2022 | 50 | 183 | 233 | 21.5% |
| 2021 | 56 | 194 | 250 | 22.4% |
| 2020 | 30 | 139 | 169 | 17.8% |
| 2019 | 20 | 112 | 132 | 15.2% |
| As of 2/1/26 | ||||
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| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 2/11/26 | 41 | 35 | 53.9% |
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 | 30 | 97 | 6 |
| Hispanic | 10 | 27 | 2 |
| White/Other | 2 | 1 | - |
| Unknown | - | 7 | - |
| As of 2/10/26 |
| 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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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | - | 1 |
| Teens (13-17) | 2 | 9 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 14 | 64 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 14 | 19 |
| AARP (55+) | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown | - | 5 |
| As of 2/1/26 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Hat Trick | 5 | 4 |
| 2 shot | 15 | 3 |
| As of 2/3/26 |
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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.
