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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.
- Vandalism
078XX S SOUTH SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Drug Offense
042XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Retail Theft
0000X E GRAND AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
075XX S DORCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
027XX N CLYBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Vandalism
004XX S PLYMOUTH CT, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
051XX S LAKE PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Retail Theft
054XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
002XX N COLUMBUS DR, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Assault
076XX S SOUTH SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Other
010XX W 87TH ST, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE BY FAMILY MEMBER
- Assault
046XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Other
055XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Retail Theft
015XX N CLYBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Burglary
045XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Assault
049XX W RICE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
015XX W FULLERTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Vandalism
042XX W HIRSCH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Retail Theft
001XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Weapons
099XX S WENTWORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Retail Theft
044XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
002XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Assault
034XX S RHODES AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
003XX N PARKSIDE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
005XX W 28TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Theft
052XX S FRANCISCO AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND UNDER
- Theft
021XX S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
004XX W WRIGHTWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Vandalism
049XX W RICE ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Vandalism
110XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
056XX W 63RD PL, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Retail Theft
026XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
048XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
009XX W RANDOLPH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
068XX S NORMAL BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Sexual Offense
064XX N MAPLEWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - PUBLIC INDECENCY
- Retail Theft
030XX W PETERSON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Sexual Offense
050XX N DELPHIA AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - OTHER
- Weapons
025XX W 81ST PL, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - RECKLESS FIREARM DISCHARGE
- Vandalism
059XX S ELIZABETH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE