Victims 2026
Victims
People hurt or killed by violent crime in Chicago, from City of Chicago open data. Each section shows the period it covers: shootings are daily, other crime types are published by quarter.
At a glance
1,608
people shot (YTD, through Nov 8)
−3% vs 2025
320
shot and killed (YTD, through Nov 8)
+3% vs 2025
18,207
victims of the five crime types below (Q1–Q3 2026)
−7% vs Q1–Q3 2025
Crime types: Q1–Q3 2026, through Sep 30, vs Q1–Q3 2025
| Victims by crime type | Q1–Q3 2026 | Q1–Q3 2025 | Change |
|---|
| Homicide | 322 | 333 | −3% |
| Criminal sexual assault | 1,553 | 1,552 | no change |
| Robbery | 4,091 | 5,223 | −22% |
| Aggravated battery | 6,253 | 6,256 | no change |
| Aggravated assault | 5,988 | 6,230 | −4% |
| All five types | 18,207 | 19,594 | −7% |
Age
Q1–Q3 2026, through Sep 30. Ages are published in ranges, not exact ages.
All victims of the five types
Age ranges cover 17,223 of 18,207 victims; 984 have no published age.
Under 18 (juvenile flag): 1,698 (10%)60 and older: 1,414 (8%)
0-192,429 · 14%
20-294,689 · 27%
30-394,512 · 26%
40-492,734 · 16%
50-591,445 · 8%
60-69970 · 6%
70-79346 · 2.0%
80+98 · 0.6%
Victims with a gunshot wound
Under 18 (juvenile flag): 151 (11%)60 and older: 40 (3%)
0-19266 · 19%
20-29451 · 32%
30-39377 · 27%
40-49209 · 15%
50-5965 · 4.6%
60-6928 · 2.0%
70-7912 · 0.9%
80+0 · 0%
Sex
Q1–Q3 2026, through Sep 30. Share of victims recorded as female or male, by crime type.
FemaleMale
Homicide16% female · 84% male
Criminal sexual assault89% female · 11% male
Robbery30% female · 70% male
Aggravated battery47% female · 53% male
Aggravated assault49% female · 51% male
Race (CPD code)
People shot, Jan 1 – Nov 8, 2026
1,608 people shot with a race code, as CPD records it.
Black / African American1,196 · 74%
White Hispanic313 · 19%
White36 · 2.2%
Black Hispanic28 · 1.7%
Unknown17 · 1.1%
Asian / Pacific Islander15 · 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3 · 0.2%
Domestic-related
Q1–Q3 2026, through Sep 30, vs Q1–Q3 2025
4,770 victims (26%) were in cases the police marked domestic-related, −2% vs Q1–Q3 2025.
| Crime type | Domestic-related | Share of type | Domestic, Q1–Q3 2025 |
|---|
| Homicide | 26 | 8% | 45 |
| Criminal sexual assault | 390 | 25% | 413 |
| Robbery | 142 | 3% | 165 |
| Aggravated battery | 2,468 | 39% | 2,377 |
| Aggravated assault | 1,744 | 29% | 1,855 |
Where it happens
People shot or killed
Jan 1 – Nov 8, 2026 · 1,652 in all, −4% vs 2025
CTA16 · 1.0%
Schools and day care2 · 0.1%
Hospitals and clinics20 · 1.2%
Parks and lakefront36 · 2.2%
Home323 · 20%
Street, sidewalk or alley1,096 · 66%
Other places (stores, parking lots, vehicles and more): 159
Reported violent incidents
Jan 1 – Nov 3, 2026 · 63,789 in all, −3% vs 2025
CTA1,828 · 2.9%
Schools and day care2,017 · 3.2%
Hospitals and clinics1,347 · 2.1%
Parks and lakefront832 · 1.3%
Home28,875 · 45%
Street, sidewalk or alley18,519 · 29%
Other places (stores, parking lots, vehicles and more): 10,371
Traffic deaths and serious injuries
Traffic crashes, shown separately. They are not part of any count above.
82
people killed in crashes (Jan 1 – Sep 27, 2026)
+15% vs 2025 (71)
1,512
people seriously injured (Jan 1 – Nov 8, 2026)
no change vs 2025 (1,505)
Traffic deaths by road user
Pedestrians22 · 27%
Cyclists4 · 4.9%
Scooter riders3 · 3.7%
Motorcyclists14 · 17%
Drivers22 · 27%
Passengers17 · 21%
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