Weekend brief

Jan 3–6, 2025

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Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

8 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Jan 3–6, 2025, and 3 died; the most were in Austin (3). Same weekend last year: 16 shot, 3 died.

Key numbers

8
people shot
5
lived
3
died
150
assaults

4 homicide victims (all causes) and 18 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin3 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Chatham2 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Near West Side1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Oakland1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. South Lawndale1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Dec 27–30, 2024): 14 shot, 1 died. That is 6 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Jan 5–8, 2024): 16 shot, 3 died. That is 8 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 15 people shot per weekend.
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Oct 2–5, 2026232159Complete

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