Weekly brief

Aug 24–30, 2026

Complete

Summary

57 people were shot in Chicago Aug 24–30, 2026, and 4 died; the most were in Washington Park (14). Same week last year: 60 shot, 10 died.

Key numbers

57
people shot
53
lived
4
died
451
assaults

4 homicide victims (all causes) and 35 sexual assaults in the same week.

Top 5 areas

  1. Washington Park14 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Near West Side6 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Douglas5 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Austin3 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Englewood3 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The week before (Aug 17–23, 2026): 51 shot, 10 died. That is 6 more people shot this week.
  • Same week last year (Aug 25–31, 2025): 60 shot, 10 died. That is 3 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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