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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.
- Retail Theft
046XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Retail Theft
001XX E RANDOLPH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Burglary
041XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Burglary
016XX S UNION AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
068XX W RAVEN ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Theft
003XX W 97TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
127XX S SANGAMON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Assault
013XX N PAULINA ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Robbery
040XX W CRYSTAL ST, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON
- Theft
011XX W FULTON MARKET, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
122XX S PERRY AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Vandalism
030XX W DICKENS AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Other
044XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Retail Theft
044XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Burglary
020XX N SAYRE AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Other
095XX S COMMERCIAL AVE, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - CHILD ABANDONMENT
- Sexual Offense
050XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - OTHER
- Assault
105XX S INDIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
064XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Drug Offense
035XX W FIFTH AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
- Theft
054XX S TALMAN AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Vandalism
0000X W 83RD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
007XX N LEAVITT ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
017XX W 77TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
033XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Other
008XX W AINSLIE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Other
090XX S GREENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Assault
001XX E 119TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
050XX S WASHINGTON PARK CT, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGG. DOMESTIC BATTERY - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, SERIOUS INJURY
- Retail Theft
009XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
028XX W ADAMS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
020XX S LAKE SHORE DR SB, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
040XX S LAKE PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Vandalism
048XX W WABANSIA AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
016XX N VINE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Burglary
034XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
012XX W THORNDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
004XX E 42ND ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
- Other
030XX S KEELER AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Theft
057XX S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500