October to Date
Shot & Killed: 31
Shot & Wounded: 126
Total Shot: 157
Total Homicides: 34
October to Date
Shot & Killed: 31
Shot & Wounded: 126
Total Shot: 157
Total Homicides: 34
Week in Progress (10/26 – 11/1)
Shot & Killed: 2
Shot & Wounded: 15
Total Shot: 17
Total Homicides: 2
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 317
Shot & Wounded: 1377
Total Shot: 1694
Total Homicides: 377
With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, the traditional Saturday before drunken shitshow will be spread across two weekends this year. Hence, we’ll look for the standard drunken idiocy up north, while the usual non-demonizable, law enforcement is a sickness-involved nonsense plays out elsewhere.
Final Demonized Tally: 4 killed, 16 wounded
2024 weekend tally: 5 killed, 22 wounded
2023 weekend tally: 8 killed, 32 wounded
2022 weekend tally: 5 killed, 32 wounded
2021 weekend tally: 6 killed, 25 wounded
2020 weekend tally: 5 killed, 27 wounded
2019 weekend tally: 4 killed, 15 wounded
2018 weekend tally: 5 killed, 15 wounded
2017 weekend tally: 5 killed, 25 wounded
2016 weekend tally: 14 killed, 45 wounded
2015 weekend tally: 4 killed, 20 wounded
Average weekend: 6 killed, 26 wounded
Friday 10/24
6:25p 5500 S Lafayette, Washington Park, F/43
Saturday 10/25
2:35a 100 E 57th, Washington Park, F/25
2:40a 4400 W 16th, North Lawndale, M/?
3:00a 700 S Laramie, Austin, M/27
4:05a 7600 S Cottage Grove, Grand Crossing, M/45
5:20a 4400 W Augusta, Humboldt Park, M/37
5:20a 4400 W Augusta, Humboldt Park, M/29
3:00p 3100 S St Louis, Little Village, M/35
3:00p 3100 S St Louis, Little Village, M/39
3:00p 3100 S St Louis, Little Village, M/42
3:10p 4100 W Jackson, Garfield Park, M/23
3:50p 1500 E 75th, South Shore, M/43
7:00p 4700 S Vincennes, Grand Boulevard, M/26
Sunday 10/26
1:50a 1500 W Marquette, Englewood, M/20
5:55a 100 E 51st, Grand Boulevard, M/18
5:55a 100 E 51st, Grand Boulevard, M/19
BB#60: Woman found dead in alley as dispatcher notes: ‘And we don’t have a ShotSpotter’
10:20a 11000 S Mackinaw, East Side, F/?
10:45a 800 E 79th, Grand Crossing, M/66
10:45a 800 E 79th, Grand Crossing, M/70
Don’t Demonize Monday
12:10a 7400 S Langley, Grand Crossing, M/43
Wrap-up: Four slain, 16 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings; ambush caught on video
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Weekend = 12p Friday – 6a Monday
Speaking of drunken idiocy, Big D is back in the news looking to dox LEOs, so if you’re thinking that 2022 era slutty Lori Lightfoot French maid costume is a good idea, you’d be better off sporting a sophisticated and classy Chicago Style Hot Dog, Chalkie or Natty Guard tee instead.
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| Placement | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| head | 92 | 62 |
| chest | 76 | 79 |
| back | 23 | 98 |
| face | 14 | 40 |
| abdomen | 13 | 81 |
| neck | 13 | 23 |
| side | 5 | 36 |
| other/unknown | 80 | 949 |
| As of 10/27/25 |
| N'hood | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 43 | 118 |
| Garfield Park | 22 | 110 |
| Englewood | 19 | 108 |
| South Shore | 22 | 74 |
| North Lawndale | 19 | 68 |
| Grand Crossing | 17 | 54 |
| Auburn Gresham | 16 | 52 |
| Humboldt Park | 17 | 51 |
| Near West Side | 15 | 46 |
| Chatham | 13 | 44 |
| Roseland | 13 | 39 |
| South Chicago | 9 | 40 |
| Near North Side | 11 | 32 |
| Little Village | 10 | 32 |
| New City | 7 | 35 |
| All Others | 122 | 465 |
| As of 10/27/25 |
| Year | Homicides | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 528 | 2,173 |
| 2023 | 557 | 2,164 |
| 2022 | 621 | 2,547 |
| 2021 | 734 | 3,243 |
| 2020 | 685 | 2,951 |
| 2019 | 450 | 1,951 |
| 2018 | 501 | 2,151 |
| 2017 | 601 | 2,602 |
| 2016 | 663 | 3,097 |
| 2015 | 434 | 2,169 |
Previous year data is reflective of Oct’s end totals.
| Year | Killed | Wounded | Total | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 287 | 1,250 | 1,537 | 18.7% |
| 2024 | 467 | 1,980 | 2,447 | 19.1% |
| 2023 | 453 | 1,929 | 2,382 | 19.0% |
| 2022 | 502 | 2,298 | 2,800 | 17.9% |
| 2021 | 630 | 2,942 | 3,572 | 17.6% |
| 2020 | 560 | 2,676 | 3,236 | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 375 | 1,759 | 2,134 | 17.6% |
| As of 9/30/25 | ||||
It would appear as if we’re moving from the fucking around question part of the equation into the finding out answer – the National Guard is here, somewhere. Fortunately, there is some snazzy apparel to go along with the deployment.
| Date | Killed | Wounded | FR% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23/24 - 10/26/25 | 30 | 30 | 50.0% |
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 | 291 | 1,037 |
| Female | 51 | 214 |
| As of 10/1/25 |
| Race | Victim | Assailant |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 263 | 52 |
| Hispanic | 61 | 11 |
| White/Other | 18 | 3 |
| As of 10/1/25 |
| Cause | Homicides | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gunshot | 287 | 83.9% |
| Stabbing | 24 | 7.0% |
| Trauma | 16 | 4.7% |
| Arson | 4 | 1.2% |
| Auto | 3 | 0.9% |
| Child Abuse | 3 | 0.6% |
| Drowning | 2 | 0.6% |
| Toxicity | 2 | 0.6% |
| Maternal Death | 1 | 0.3% |
| As of 10/1/25 |
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| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 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 | 1 |
| Year | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| Previous Year Totals | ||
| 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 9/22/25 | ||
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| Cohort | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Kids (0-12) | 12 | 17 |
| Teens (13-17) | 22 | 130 |
| Young Adults (18-35) | 191 | 707 |
| Middle Aged (36-54) | 85 | 294 |
| AARP (55+) | 32 | 51 |
| Unknown | - | 51 |
| As of 9/30/25 |
| Victims | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| 18 shot | 1 | 4 |
| 7 shot | 3 | - |
| 6 shot | 1 | 1 |
| 5 shot | 4 | - |
| 4 shot | 13 | 1 |
| Hat Trick | 35 | 22 |
| 2 shot | 144 | 58 |
| As of 10/26/25 |
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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 | 2,945 |
| Brandon Johnson | 2023-9/30/25 | 1,380 |
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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.
