Weekly brief

Feb 9–15, 2026

Complete

Summary

16 people were shot in Chicago Feb 9–15, 2026, and 5 died; the most were in Brighton Park (2). Same week last year: 12 shot, 3 died.

Key numbers

16
people shot
11
lived
5
died
392
assaults

5 homicide victims (all causes) and 27 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Brighton Park2 shot · 1 fatal
  2. New City2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. West Ridge2 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Austin1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Englewood1 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Feb 2–8, 2026): 32 shot, 9 died. That is 16 fewer people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Feb 10–16, 2025): 12 shot, 3 died. That is 4 more people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 26.5 people shot per week.
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