This year

People shot · 2026 YTD

1,608

people have been shot in Chicago so far this year in our count. That is -47 versus the same point last year (-3%).

Lived vs died

Most people who are shot survive. Fatality among people shot YTD sits at 19.9%.

Two source files

People-shot headlines prefer the victim-level shooting/homicide file when it is loaded. Assaults still come from the Crimes extract. Right now the victim file shows 1,608 people shot YTD; the Crimes-derived shooting count for the same window is 1,245.

Where it concentrates

1. 1Austin129 shot
2. 2Englewood80 shot
3. 3West Garfield Park76 shot
4. 4North Lawndale76 shot
5. 5Greater Grand Crossing69 shot

Top community areas by people shot YTD. Open the Areas table for rates and YoY.

Fatality rate

19.9%

share of people shot who died, year to date. Not a City slogan - a ratio from the same open rows we count elsewhere.