Weekly brief

Dec 23–29, 2024

Complete

Summary

44 people were shot in Chicago Dec 23–29, 2024, and 3 died; the most were in West Garfield Park (7).

Key numbers

44
people shot
41
lived
3
died
351
assaults

4 homicide victims (all causes) and 38 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. West Garfield Park7 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Humboldt Park7 shot · 0 fatal
  3. East Garfield Park4 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Greater Grand Crossing3 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Chatham3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Dec 16–22, 2024): 23 shot, 8 died. That is 21 more people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 33.3 people shot per week.
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Recent weeks
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