Weekend brief

Aug 2–5, 2024

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

56 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Aug 2–5, 2024, and 6 died; the most were in Austin (6).

Key numbers

56
people shot
50
lived
6
died
209
assaults

6 homicide victims (all causes) and 30 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin6 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Washington Park5 shot · 0 fatal
  3. New City4 shot · 2 fatal
  4. Armour Square4 shot · 1 fatal
  5. North Lawndale4 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Jul 26–29, 2024): 28 shot, 3 died. That is 28 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 34.3 people shot per weekend.
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