Poll Finds More Chicagoans Believe Violent Crime Is Rising, Even as Shootings, Homicide Numbers Remain Flat

More Chicagoans believe violent crime has increased in the city, according to a new public opinion poll, even as the numbers of shootings and homicides throughout 2026 are essentially the same as last year, which ended with the fewest recorded killings in 60 years. Forty-four percent of Chicago res...