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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.
- Theft
001XX S Ashland ave, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Theft
012XX N CENTRAL AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Retail Theft
006XX N MC CLURG CT, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Other
002XX E 136TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - ANIMAL ABUSE / NEGLECT
- Theft
004XX E PERSHING RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Shooting
079XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Theft
073XX S SANGAMON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
074XX N RIDGE BLVD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FORGERY
- Theft
105XX S HOXIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
031XX W HURON ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
048XX S DREXEL BLVD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Other
011XX N CLEVELAND AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
027XX W 24TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
013XX S THROOP ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
070XX N WASHTENAW AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Retail Theft
025XX W CERMAK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Other
040XX W POTOMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLENT OFFENDER - ANNUAL REGISTRATION
- Arrest
035XX N SACRAMENTO AVE, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING IDENTIFICATION
- Assault
022XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
012XX S MILLARD AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Burglary
009XX N LAKE SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
052XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
006XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
071XX S LAFAYETTE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
063XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
- Theft
046XX S MOZART ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Theft
014XX N DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
046XX W MONTROSE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
002XX E 121ST PL, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
005XX N LAWLER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
007XX E 50TH PL, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Burglary
032XX N RICHMOND ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
090XX S LUELLA AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Other
017XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Theft
032XX S MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
010XX N PARKSIDE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
002XX N CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Drug Offense
131XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
- Weapons
131XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - AMMUNITION
- Sexual Offense
017XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - PUBLIC INDECENCY