Weekend brief

Sep 25–28, 2026

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Summary

20 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Sep 25–28, 2026, and 2 died; the most were in New City (3). Same weekend last year: 18 shot, 2 died.

Key numbers

20
people shot
18
lived
2
died
156
assaults

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

Top 5 areas

  1. New City3 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Roseland3 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Greater Grand Crossing2 shot · 2 fatal
  4. Ashburn1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Auburn Gresham1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Sep 18–21, 2026): 20 shot, 5 died. That is the same number shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Sep 26–29, 2025): 18 shot, 2 died. That is 2 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 27 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
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