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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.
- Assault
079XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
055XX N CHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Other
011XX W FULLERTON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Retail Theft
001XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Theft
073XX W FOSTER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
009XX N WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Theft
001XX N LOREL AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Assault
039XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
074XX S MAPLEWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Vandalism
048XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
037XX S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Drug Offense
040XX W 21ST ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Theft
049XX N HARLEM AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Shooting
011XX E 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Theft
014XX E 55TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
079XX S TRIPP AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Retail Theft
047XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
111XX S CHURCH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
022XX N CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
073XX S UNION AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Vandalism
018XX N CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
081XX S INGLESIDE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Weapons
002XX S LARAMIE AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Other
061XX N CLAREMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Theft
011XX S CLINTON ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Vandalism
057XX S KILDARE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT
- Other
065XX S WOODLAWN AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
- Theft
004XX W 120TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
0000X E IDA B WELLS DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Shooting
006XX E 130TH PL, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Vandalism
014XX W ADAMS ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
035XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
063XX W SCHUBERT AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OTHER VEHICLE OFFENSE
- Vandalism
108XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Retail Theft
034XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
014XX W 78TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Shooting
044XX S DREXEL BLVD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Assault
005XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
013XX W 73RD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
059XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE