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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.
051XX S KENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
060XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
048XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
0000X W ONTARIO ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
015XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
046XX N WINTHROP AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
036XX W IOWA ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
046XX W ADAMS ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
010XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
006XX N RIDGEWAY AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
054XX S LONG AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
045XX N CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO VEHICLE
052XX S CARPENTER ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
080XX S ARTESIAN AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
078XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
071XX S OGLESBY AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
023XX W THOMAS ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
002XX S KILDARE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
020XX N LINCOLN PARK WEST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
001XX N WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
057XX W DIVERSEY AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - ATTEMPT FORCIBLE ENTRY
115XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
111XX S EWING AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
053XX S MERRIMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
074XX S COLES AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - HOME INVASION
083XX S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - OTHER FIREARM
047XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
114XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
008XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
051XX W MEDILL AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
014XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
065XX N ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
041XX N CLARENDON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
097XX S VINCENNES AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
0000X E OHIO ST, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - HANDGUN
040XX S LAKE PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
054XX W HIRSCH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
013XX E 62ND ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
020XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
092XX S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500