Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death by Chicago police. The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics. Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here. Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022. Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence. Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 10, 2026. The number of people slain so far in 2026: 10. That’s one less person killed when compared with 2025. South Shore has recorded the most homicides so far in 2026: 2. Where each homicide occurred in 2026 (through Jan. 10) Chicago’s homicide victims in 2026 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago in 2026 died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives ...read more read less