SubX.News® Crime Report
Three dead teens in three days. The supposed 71% murder “drop” from January is officially gone.
While the Mayor’s office claims it is “committed” to public safety, City Hall just fired its top public safety leadership team.
The numbers didn’t lie — and now the streets are telling the same story.
Three teenagers were killed in three days across Chicago — on the Far Southside, the Eastside, and the Northside lakefront — with another 18-year-old shot in the head and left in critical condition.
A 16-year-old was shot and killed when he pulled out a handgun, and attempted to take his belongings in West Pullman. An 18-year-old was killed on the Eastside on Avenue M. Then, early Thursday morning, 18-year-old Loyola freshman Sheridan Gorman was executed at a pier at Tobey Prinz Beach in Rogers Park while walking with friends.
Hours earlier, another 18-year-old was shot in the head in the 1100 block of East 81st Street and rushed to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.
As the violence unfolded, Mayor Brandon Johnson removed Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Garien Gatewood and Violence Prevention Director Manny Whitfield — both escorted out of City Hall — while the administration insisted its strategy remains “on track.”
The Upward Shift: Week 1 vs. Week 11
Comparing Week 01 to Week 11 confirms what the streets already showed: the large early-year drops have been erased.
Murders: from –71% to –1%
Shootings: from –33% to –2%
Motor vehicle theft: from –3% to +6%
The most recent data shows the acceleration in real time:
Murders jumped 100% in the last 7 days and are up 35% over the last 28 days.
Shootings are up 8% over that same 28-day period.
While total crime is still reported down overall, the most serious violence is moving in the opposite direction.
Key Takeaways
- Early declines have eroded — the big drops seen at the start of the year have mostly disappeared.
- Violent crime is catching up — murders and shootings are now near last year’s levels after starting far below.
- Property crime has flipped — motor vehicle theft is now running above 2025 levels.
Dead bodies in the street.
Public safety officials escorted out.
The numbers going the wrong way.
CTU-organizer mayor who stays silent.
Source: Chicago Police Department Public Safety Reports (Weeks 1–11, 2026) https://chicagopolice.org/statistics-data/crime-statistics/
