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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
Most recent first. Locations are reported to the nearest block.
- Theft
033XX W CONGRESS PKWY, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
003XX S CICERO AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
050XX W GLADYS AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
001XX N LA SALLE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
027XX N Greenview ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Vandalism
073XX S MARYLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Other
032XX W FULLERTON AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
004XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Theft
017XX W OHIO ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
026XX N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Assault
011XX S CANAL ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
011XX W MARQUETTE RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Other
001XX N MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Murder
062XX S DREXEL AVE, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
- Assault
041XX W GRENSHAW ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Weapons
041XX W 21ST ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL USE - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Drug Offense
049XX W HUBBARD ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - MANUFACTURE / DELIVER - CANNABIS OVER 10 GRAMS
- Drug Offense
046XX W WEST END AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Vandalism
036XX W 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
001XX W WASHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Assault
049XX W ST PAUL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
023XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Theft
069XX S LAFAYETTE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
- Drug Offense
007XX S KARLOV AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
- Assault
006XX N MC CLURG CT, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
003XX E 72ND ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
012XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLENT OFFENDER - FAIL TO REGISTER NEW ADDRESS
- Weapons
010XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Retail Theft
048XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
079XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Other
008XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Arrest
020XX W 53RD PL, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING IDENTIFICATION
- Assault
061XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Theft
018XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Sexual Offense
027XX S CHRISTIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE
- Assault
011XX W 18TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
033XX W FILLMORE ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - FOUND SUSPECT NARCOTICS
- Retail Theft
040XX W LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
067XX S CLAREMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
065XX S OAKLEY AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE