Weekly brief

Aug 3–9, 2026

Complete

Summary

39 people were shot in Chicago Aug 3–9, 2026, and 7 died; the most were in Austin (10). Same week last year: 55 shot, 8 died.

Key numbers

39
people shot
32
lived
7
died
420
assaults

8 homicide victims (all causes) and 40 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin10 shot · 2 fatal
  2. West Garfield Park6 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Englewood4 shot · 1 fatal
  4. East Garfield Park3 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Near West Side3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2026): 37 shot, 6 died. That is 2 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Aug 4–10, 2025): 55 shot, 8 died. That is 16 fewer people shot this week.
  • Average of the 4 weeks before: 44.5 people shot per week.
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Recent weeks
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