Weekend brief

Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2026

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

9 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2026, and 1 died; the most were in Austin (3). Same weekend last year: 17 shot, 7 died.

Key numbers

9
people shot
8
lived
1
died
145
assaults

1 homicide victims (all causes) and 13 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin3 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Humboldt Park2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. West Garfield Park1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Chicago Lawn1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Grand Boulevard1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Jan 23–26, 2026): 12 shot, 1 died. That is 3 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2025): 17 shot, 7 died. That is 8 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 12.3 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
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Oct 2–5, 2026232159Complete

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