Weapons Violation in Chicago — Crime Statistics 2026
10,716 indexed reports · 2.4% of Chicago incidents · 13 arrests in recent sample.
What is weapons violation in Chicago?
Weapons violations cover the unlawful use, possession, sale, or discharge of firearms and other weapons — most commonly unlawful possession of a handgun without a valid FOID card or concealed-carry license. The core Illinois statutes are unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1) and aggravated UUW, with felony enhancements for prior convictions and possession by felons.
Chicago PD files these under weapons IUCR codes: "unlawful possession — handgun," "reckless firearm discharge," "unlawful sale," and related descriptions. The category captures gun possession enforcement, not shootings with victims — those are recorded under battery, assault, or homicide.
LocalCrimeVault has 10,716 weapons violation reports indexed in Chicago — 2.4% of all tracked incidents. The most recent full month on record (July 2026) logged 319 reports, down from 453 in June 2026.
Latest reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
Other offense types in Chicago
Top categories citywide: Theft (101,882), Battery (79,633), Criminal Damage (48,659).
How common is weapons violation in Chicago?
Weapons Violation accounts for 10,716 indexed police reports in Chicago (2.4% of tracked offenses). Data comes from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- How many weapons violation incidents are in Chicago?
- LocalCrimeVault has 10,716 indexed weapons violation reports in Chicago, sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- What share of weapons violation reports lead to arrest?
- In our most recent sample of 15 weapons violation records, 13 (86.7%) include an arrest flag in the source data.
- How often is weapons violation data updated?
- Chicago crime records sync nightly from the open-data portal. New reports appear on type and incident pages after the sync and deploy pipeline completes.
Recent weapons violation reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Weapons Violation | Yes | View → |