Weekend brief

Mar 28–31, 2025

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

7 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Mar 28–31, 2025, and 1 died; the most were in South Lawndale (1). Same weekend last year: 37 shot, 7 died.

Key numbers

7
people shot
6
lived
1
died
173
assaults

1 homicide victims (all causes) and 20 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. South Lawndale1 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Ashburn1 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Austin1 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Near North Side1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Roseland1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Mar 21–24, 2025): 8 shot, 5 died. That is 1 fewer person shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Mar 29 – Apr 1, 2024): 37 shot, 7 died. That is 30 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 15.8 people shot per weekend.
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