Weekend brief

Mar 21–24, 2025

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

8 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Mar 21–24, 2025, and 5 died; the most were in West Englewood (2). Same weekend last year: 15 shot, 0 died.

Key numbers

8
people shot
3
lived
5
died
150
assaults

7 homicide victims (all causes) and 19 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. West Englewood2 shot · 2 fatal
  2. Gage Park1 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Grand Boulevard1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. West Ridge1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Archer Heights1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Mar 14–17, 2025): 24 shot, 3 died. That is 16 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Mar 22–25, 2024): 15 shot, 0 died. That is 7 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 17.5 people shot per weekend.
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