Weekend brief

Dec 12–15, 2025

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Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

12 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Dec 12–15, 2025, and 1 died; the most were in Austin (2). Same weekend last year: 19 shot, 6 died.

Key numbers

12
people shot
11
lived
1
died
149
assaults

2 homicide victims (all causes) and 17 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin2 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Englewood2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Humboldt Park1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Brighton Park1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. East Garfield Park1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Dec 5–8, 2025): 12 shot, 2 died. That is the same number shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Dec 13–16, 2024): 19 shot, 6 died. That is 7 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 17.8 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
WeekendPeople shotDiedAssaultsData
Nov 6–9, 2026102-Shootings pendingAssaults pending
Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2026194128Complete
Oct 23–26, 2026163161Complete
Oct 16–19, 2026213136Complete
Oct 9–12, 2026155179Complete
Oct 2–5, 2026232159Complete

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