Weekly brief

Sep 22–28, 2025

Complete

Summary

32 people were shot in Chicago Sep 22–28, 2025, and 6 died; the most were in Austin (4). Same week last year: 67 shot, 10 died.

Key numbers

32
people shot
26
lived
6
died
441
assaults

8 homicide victims (all causes) and 25 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin4 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Greater Grand Crossing4 shot · 1 fatal
  3. West Garfield Park3 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Archer Heights3 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Humboldt Park3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Sep 15–21, 2025): 37 shot, 6 died. That is 5 fewer people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Sep 23–29, 2024): 67 shot, 10 died. That is 35 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 48.3 people shot per week.
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