Weekly brief

Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2025

Complete

Summary

49 people were shot in Chicago Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2025, and 7 died; the most were in Humboldt Park (4). Same week last year: 83 shot, 10 died.

Key numbers

49
people shot
42
lived
7
died
466
assaults

7 homicide victims (all causes) and 41 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Humboldt Park4 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Near West Side4 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Lower West Side4 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Chatham3 shot · 1 fatal
  5. East Side3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Jul 21–27, 2025): 46 shot, 3 died. That is 3 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2024): 83 shot, 10 died. That is 34 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 58.8 people shot per week.
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