Final October Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 27 (-13%)
Shot & Wounded: 108 (-15%)
Total Shot: 135 (-15%)
Total Homicides: 35 (-5%)
Final October Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 27 (-13%)
Shot & Wounded: 108 (-15%)
Total Shot: 135 (-15%)
Total Homicides: 35 (-5%)
Last Week: 10/25 – 10/31 (vs WoW)
Shot & Killed: 7 (+17%)
Shot & Wounded: 19 (-21%)
Total Shot: 26 (-13%)
Total Homicides: 7 (0%)
Year to Date (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 321 (+2%)
Shot & Wounded: 1301 (-6%)
Total Shot: 1622 (-4%)
Total Homicides: 368 (-4%)
How times have changed. An October with this kind of warm weather in 2020–2022 would’ve been more of a bloodbath (which they were) and even then, crime would still have been down.
October 2026: 35 killed, 108 wounded
October 2025: 37 killed, 127 wounded
October 2024: 52 killed, 193 wounded
October 2023: 54 killed, 237 wounded
October 2022: 67 killed, 249 wounded
October 2021: 65 killed, 301 wounded
October 2020: 72 killed, 294 wounded
October 2019: 40 killed, 192 wounded
October 2018: 54 killed, 209 wounded
October 2017: 59 killed, 227 wounded
October 2016: 82 killed, 348 wounded
October 2015: 31 killed, 203 wounded
October 2014: 39 killed, 215 wounded
Average Oct: 54 killed, 233 wounded
September 2026: 32 killed, 134 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 post a forecast for October, but if we did, we would have forecasted somewhere in the mid-30s, possibly up to 40 homicides for the month. As for November, we’ll likely see more of the same, probably a little less as the weather gets shittier. We’re looking for low to mid 30s in terms of homicides and around 100-125 shot and wounded.
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| chest | 65 | 50 |
| head | 61 | 44 |
| neck | 17 | 29 |
| back | 16 | 81 |
| face | 15 | 38 |
| abdomen | 13 | 70 |
| side | 7 | 21 |
| other/unknown | 120 | 947 |
| As of 10/25/26 |
*Shot placement is not always reported. Chalkie shows general placement whereas the table shows exact placement by worst wound reported.
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 36 | 98 |
| Austin | 28 | 102 |
| Garfield Park | 39 | 86 |
| Grand Crossing | 22 | 52 |
| North Lawndale | 10 | 64 |
| South Shore | 11 | 55 |
| Humboldt Park | 5 | 58 |
| New City | 11 | 51 |
| Roseland | 12 | 49 |
| Auburn Gresham | 17 | 43 |
| Near West Side | 8 | 50 |
| Little Village | 13 | 42 |
| Chatham | 9 | 40 |
| West Pullman | 10 | 31 |
| Chicago Lawn | 10 | 29 |
| All Others | 120 | 430 |
| As of 10/25/26 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 379 | 1378 |
| 2024 | 531 | 2173 |
| 2023 | 557 | 2164 |
| 2022 | 621 | 2547 |
| 2021 | 734 | 3243 |
| 2020 | 683 | 2951 |
| 2019 | 450 | 1951 |
| 2018 | 501 | 2151 |
| 2017 | 601 | 2602 |
| 2016 | 663 | 3097 |
Previous year data is reflective of October’s end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 264 | 1051 | 1315 | 20.1% |
| 2025 | 245 | 1108 | 1353 | 18.1% |
| 2024 | 416 | 1729 | 2145 | 19.4% |
| 2023 | 411 | 1697 | 2108 | 19.5% |
| 2022 | 438 | 1997 | 2435 | 18.0% |
| 2021 | 536 | 2540 | 3076 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 486 | 2351 | 2837 | 17.1% |
| 2019 | 324 | 1547 | 1871 | 17.3% |
| As of 8/31/26 | ||||
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| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 10/31/26 | 59 | 39 | 60.2% |
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| Gender | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 276 | 987 |
| Female | 55 | 199 |
| As of 10/1/26 |
| Race | Killed | Wounded | Assailant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 233 | 874 | 57 |
| Hispanic | 78 | 207 | 17 |
| White/Other | 20 | 26 | 5 |
| Unknown | - | 79 | - |
| As of 10/1/26 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 293 | 88.5% |
| Stabbing | 15 | 4.5% |
| Trauma | 14 | 4.2% |
| Arson | 5 | 1.5% |
| Strangulation | 2 | 0.6% |
| Auto | 1 | 0.3% |
| Toxicity | 1 | 0.3% |
| As of 10/1/26 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 10/1/26 | ||
| Year | Fatality | Serious Injury |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 269 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 2025 | 21 | 375 |
| 2024 | 26 | 463 |
| 2023 | 36 | 501 |
| 2022 | 28 | 507 |
| 2021 | 35 | 522 |
| 2020 | 29 | 463 |
| 2019 | 20 | 424 |
| 2018 | 20 | 413 |
| 2017 | 11 | 240 |
| As of 9/30/26 | ||
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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 3 | 10 |
| Teens (13-17) | 22 | 119 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 180 | 674 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 99 | 284 |
| AARP (55+) | 28 | 52 |
| Unknown | - | 48 |
| As of 10/1/26 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 15 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 13 shot | 1 | - |
| 7 shot | 3 | 3 |
| 6 shot | 1 | - |
| 4 shot | 13 | 10 |
| Hat Trick | 44 | 22 |
| 2 shot | 129 | 54 |
| As of 10/18/26 |
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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-Aug26 | 1,778 |
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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.
