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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.
- Drug Offense
005XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - FOUND SUSPECT NARCOTICS
- Assault
024XX N CENTRAL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Other
051XX S WINCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
031XX W 48TH PL, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
004XX S MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
053XX S LAWNDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
076XX S PHILLIPS AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
0000X S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
005XX E 44TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
033XX W ARTHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Theft
020XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Vandalism
095XX S DOBSON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
049XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Murder
069XX S SOUTH SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
- Assault
043XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Shooting
011XX E 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - HANDGUN
- Theft
017XX N MAYFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
081XX S LAFLIN ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
007XX N SACRAMENTO BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
0000X S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
001XX W ONTARIO ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
- Other
009XX N MASSASOIT AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO VEHICLE
- Assault
062XX N TALMAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Retail Theft
035XX N SOUTHPORT AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Retail Theft
021XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
037XX S HONORE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Other
037XX N OKETO AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLENT OFFENDER - FAIL TO REGISTER NEW ADDRESS
- Theft
063XX S WASHTENAW AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Vandalism
061XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT
- Theft
021XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Assault
071XX S MERRILL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
071XX S DORCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
030XX N NATCHEZ AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
015XX N KINGSBURY ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Vandalism
013XX W WALTON ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
062XX S VERNON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
011XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Assault
016XX S DRAKE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED P.O. - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, SERIOUS INJURY
- Assault
052XX N LUNA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Shooting
0000X E MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN