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Recent Crime in Chicago
A current snapshot of what's appearing most in Chicago Police Department reports.
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Tracking Chicago crime
Recent reporting follows Chicago's long-running pattern: high-volume property crime — especially vehicle theft and retail theft — spread broadly, alongside serious violence that stays concentrated in a limited set of South and West Side community areas. For a clear picture of where the latest incidents are clustering, open the crime map and zoom into the neighborhood you care about.
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Latest reported incidents in Chicago
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008XX N HAMLIN AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
031XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
026XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ATTEMPT STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON
027XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
010XX N OAKLEY BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
020XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
092XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
066XX S ELLIS AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
036XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
043XX W 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
112XX S MAY ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
015XX N CLYBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - THEFT OF LOST / MISLAID PROPERTY
055XX S GREEN ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
025XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
045XX N HAZEL ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
007XX N LAWNDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - FOUND SUSPECT NARCOTICS
075XX S COLFAX AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
027XX S LOWE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
097XX S LOWE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
081XX S WENTWORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
006XX W 74TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
008XX S INDEPENDENCE BLVD, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
038XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
054XX S ABERDEEN ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
066XX S KEDVALE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
0000X E 11TH ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FORGERY
032XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
023XX W CERMAK RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
051XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
027XX S INDIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
084XX S PARNELL AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES
017XX N SHEFFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
014XX W WABANSIA AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
066XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
002XX W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
006XX E PERSHING RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
012XX W 79TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
009XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
030XX S CHRISTIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
005XX W KINZIE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500