Weekend brief
Jan 17–20, 2025
CompleteWeekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.
Summary
13 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Jan 17–20, 2025, and 2 died; the most were in Belmont Cragin (5). Same weekend last year: 7 shot, 1 died.
Key numbers
13
people shot
11
lived
2
died
138
assaults
3 homicide victims (all causes) and 10 sexual assaults in the same weekend.
Top 5 areas
- Belmont Cragin5 shot · 1 fatal
- Greater Grand Crossing3 shot · 1 fatal
- Armour Square1 shot · 0 fatal
- Auburn Gresham1 shot · 0 fatal
- Austin1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
- The weekend before (Jan 10–13, 2025): 14 shot, 3 died. That is 1 fewer person shot this weekend.
- Same weekend last year (Jan 19–22, 2024): 7 shot, 1 died. That is 6 more people shot this weekend.
- Average of the 4 weekends before: 12.3 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
| Weekend | People shot | Died | Assaults | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6–9, 2026 | 10 | 2 | - | Shootings pendingAssaults pending |
| Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2026 | 19 | 4 | 128 | Complete |
| Oct 23–26, 2026 | 16 | 3 | 161 | Complete |
| Oct 16–19, 2026 | 21 | 3 | 136 | Complete |
| Oct 9–12, 2026 | 15 | 5 | 179 | Complete |
| Oct 2–5, 2026 | 23 | 2 | 159 | Complete |
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