Weekly brief

Feb 17–23, 2025

Complete

Summary

33 people were shot in Chicago Feb 17–23, 2025, and 5 died; the most were in Austin (4). Same week last year: 49 shot, 9 died.

Key numbers

33
people shot
28
lived
5
died
377
assaults

6 homicide victims (all causes) and 24 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin4 shot · 1 fatal
  2. North Lawndale4 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Rogers Park3 shot · 2 fatal
  4. Garfield Ridge3 shot · 0 fatal
  5. West Pullman3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Feb 10–16, 2025): 12 shot, 3 died. That is 21 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Feb 19–25, 2024): 49 shot, 9 died. That is 16 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 25.3 people shot per week.
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