Weekly brief

Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2025

Complete

Summary

30 people were shot in Chicago Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2025, and 2 died; the most were in South Shore (5). Same week last year: 48 shot, 8 died.

Key numbers

30
people shot
28
lived
2
died
405
assaults

2 homicide victims (all causes) and 42 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. South Shore5 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Auburn Gresham3 shot · 2 fatal
  3. Austin2 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Englewood2 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Greater Grand Crossing2 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Mar 24–30, 2025): 19 shot, 7 died. That is 11 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Apr 1–7, 2024): 48 shot, 8 died. That is 18 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 27.5 people shot per week.
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