Chicago crime — February 2026
15,972 reported incidents · 0 arrests recorded in this sample.
LocalCrimeVault currently indexes 15,972 Chicago Police Department incidents whose report date falls in February 2026 (2026-02). The total is a city-wide monthly slice of the CPD public incident feed on the city open-data portal. February's shorter calendar does not get a per-day rate here, because that rate is not a packet fact. The 15,972 figure counts reports, not convictions. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify CPD charges.
Key figures
- 15,972 Chicago CPD incidents in this index have a report date in February 2026.
- The monthly total is city-wide and includes all IUCR primary types.
- No per-day rate is published; the packet fact is the month total.
- Counts are police reports, not convictions.
February 2026 in the incident extract
Each of the 15,972 rows is a CPD incident with a report date in February 2026. IUCR primary types are mixed: the month page is not a battery page or a theft page. Filter the table if you need one type. The headline is the unfiltered city-wide count.
Leap-day presence in a February is a calendar detail; this packet does not say whether 2026-02 includes a February 29 row count of its own. Do not invent a 29th-day subtotal. Quote 15,972 as the month total in the index.
February 2026 is not a leap year, so there is no February 29 to split out. The indexed total remains 15,972 incidents with report dates in 2026-02. This page still does not publish a per-day average.
February 2026 has 15,972 indexed incidents with report dates in 2026-02. 2026 is not a leap year, so there is no 29th to isolate. This page still does not publish a per-day average. Other months' counts are not in this packet and are not used for a rate.
How the monthly filter works
LocalCrimeVault builds month pages from report dates. Occurrence date can sit outside February. This packet has no occurrence-date total. If you are matching to another dashboard, confirm that dashboard also uses report date before you expect 15,972 to match.
Late-filed reports can appear after the month ends. The 15,972 count is the current harvest for 2026-02. Future harvests can move.
Short months tempt per-day comparisons. Those comparisons require other months' counts, which are not in this packet. Quote 15,972 on its own. CPD open data via LocalCrimeVault is the source.
Type filters on the 15,972-row overlay are required for person-crime questions. The headline is the unfiltered mix. Official community area names are the 77-area list. The total is city-wide, including blank geography dated in February. Later harvests can move 15,972. Counts are reports, not convictions.
Full neighborhood guide: Chicago police reports — February 2026 →
Questions
- How many Chicago CPD incidents are indexed for February 2026?
- LocalCrimeVault currently indexes 15,972 incidents with a report date in February 2026. The source is Chicago Police Department open data. The figure counts police reports across IUCR primary types, not convictions or unique people. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify CPD charges. The 15,972 total is the unfiltered IUCR mix for February 2026 report dates.
- Is February lower because the month is shorter?
- This packet does not include a per-day rate or a comparison month. The indexed total is 15,972 reports with report dates in 2026-02. Calendar length is not used here to adjust the count. Quote the row total, not a daily average invented from it. This page does not publish a daily average derived from 15,972.
- Does report date equal occurrence date?
- Not always. This slice is report date in February 2026. Occurrence can differ. The packet facts do not include a second total. Quote 15,972 as the report-date monthly count in LocalCrimeVault's index. Quote 15,972 as report-date volume for 2026-02, not occurrence-date volume.
- Does a February 2026 row mean a conviction?
- No. Public incident rows are reports. The 15,972 count is monthly report volume. Court outcomes live elsewhere. Block-level maps and official community area names are public geography, not identifications of residents. The 15,972 count is monthly report volume from CPD open data, not convictions.
Monthly counts are CPD incidents with a report date in that month, via LocalCrimeVault.