Weekly brief

Sep 8–14, 2025

Complete

Summary

52 people were shot in Chicago Sep 8–14, 2025, and 12 died; the most were in Austin (8). Same week last year: 65 shot, 10 died.

Key numbers

52
people shot
40
lived
12
died
467
assaults

15 homicide victims (all causes) and 27 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin8 shot · 1 fatal
  2. South Shore5 shot · 2 fatal
  3. Auburn Gresham5 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Englewood4 shot · 0 fatal
  5. West Englewood3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Sep 1–7, 2025): 44 shot, 9 died. That is 8 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Sep 9–15, 2024): 65 shot, 10 died. That is 13 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 50.5 people shot per week.
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