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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.
058XX N FOREST GLEN AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
006XX N DRAKE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
055XX S KARLOV AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
076XX S GREEN ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
078XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
022XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
043XX N CICERO AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
013XX W ESTES AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
083XX S DANTE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
043XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
006XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
029XX N MONITOR AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
043XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
013XX E 47TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
006XX E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
034XX W HURON ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
005XX E 75TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
064XX S GREEN ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
093XX S STEWART AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
051XX W BARRY AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
020XX S RACINE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
072XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
017XX W 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
034XX N NOTTINGHAM AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
043XX W 21ST PL, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
039XX W LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
020XX W GREENLEAF AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
071XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
045XX S DREXEL BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
022XX W PALMER ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
057XX S LA SALLE ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - RECKLESS FIREARM DISCHARGE
045XX S FORRESTVILLE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
073XX N WINCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
042XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
022XX W 21ST ST, Chicago, IL
ARSON - AGGRAVATED
005XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
024XX E 78TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
040XX N LECLAIRE AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
007XX W 97TH ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
106XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY