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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.
034XX W AINSLIE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
036XX N ST LOUIS AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
026XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
024XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
034XX N NAGLE AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES
011XX N MASON AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
104XX S AVENUE L, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
036XX N SHEFFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
028XX W FLOURNOY ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
053XX W FLETCHER ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - ANIMAL ABUSE / NEGLECT
039XX N PINE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
042XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
0000X E ONTARIO ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
111XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
031XX W PETERSON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
044XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
049XX N PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
021XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
065XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
0000X W TERMINAL ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
0000X N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
027XX N HARLEM AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
050XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
013XX W LUNT AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
021XX S JEFFERSON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
044XX N GREENVIEW AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
023XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
052XX S SEELEY AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
078XX S CHAPPEL AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
101XX S AVENUE L, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
005XX S WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
050XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ATTEMPT AGGRAVATED
003XX E 85TH ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
060XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
005XX N WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
054XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - WIC FRAUD
054XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
0000X N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
078XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
045XX W CONGRESS PKWY, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY