Weekly brief

Jan 20–26, 2025

Complete

Summary

24 people were shot in Chicago Jan 20–26, 2025, and 5 died; the most were in West Garfield Park (6). Same week last year: 40 shot, 7 died.

Key numbers

24
people shot
19
lived
5
died
301
assaults

6 homicide victims (all causes) and 28 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. West Garfield Park6 shot · 1 fatal
  2. North Lawndale3 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Riverdale3 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Washington Park2 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Grand Boulevard2 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Jan 13–19, 2025): 28 shot, 10 died. That is 4 fewer people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Jan 22–28, 2024): 40 shot, 7 died. That is 16 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 33.5 people shot per week.
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Recent weeks
WeekPeople shotDiedAssaultsData
Nov 2–8, 2026276-Shootings pendingAssaults pending
Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026296376Complete
Oct 19–25, 2026235418Complete
Oct 12–18, 2026388427Complete
Oct 5–11, 2026224454Complete
Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026336409Complete

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