As of early October 2025, Chicago had nearly 1,200 shootings year-to-date in 2025, a decline of about 35% from 1,778 shootings reported for January–October 2024.
October 04, 2025
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temporal
City-level shooting counts reported by Chicago authorities, comparing a year-to-date total in 2025 with the same period in 2024.
As of early October 2025, overall crime in Chicago was approximately 35% higher compared with 2021.
October 04, 2025
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temporal
Year-to-date comparison of total crime levels in Chicago relative to 2021.
Police officials may treat intentionally ramming or striking a vehicle that contains law enforcement agents, or boxing in law enforcement vehicles, as the unlawful use of deadly force that can justify a deadly-force response.
October 03, 2025
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policy_statement
Interpretation of use-of-force response when vehicles containing officers are intentionally struck or immobilized.