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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.
- Shooting
017XX W VAN BUREN ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Other
060XX S LANGLEY AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
- Theft
064XX S GREENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FORGERY
- Theft
052XX S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Arson
030XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
ARSON - BY FIRE
- Theft
003XX S MAPLEWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
002XX W MERCHANDISE MART PLZ, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Vandalism
009XX S Bell Ave, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Other
016XX S KEELER AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Assault
048XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
STALKING - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
013XX N KILDARE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Retail Theft
043XX N KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
043XX W WABANSIA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
002XX E 47TH ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HALLUCINOGENS
- Retail Theft
057XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Retail Theft
015XX W FULLERTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
030XX N KARLOV AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Burglary
017XX N LONG AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
019XX S LAWNDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Burglary
025XX N LONG AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Other
075XX S INDIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
- Other
027XX E 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
0000X W WACKER DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
022XX N CLIFTON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
011XX S CANAL ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Vandalism
053XX S MOZART ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Vandalism
034XX W DIVERSEY AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Retail Theft
109XX S DOTY AVE W, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
049XX N RIDGEWAY AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
024XX N NEWCASTLE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
044XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Vandalism
111XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Other
001XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Assault
013XX S SACRAMENTO DR, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
077XX S EXCHANGE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
006XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Weapons
011XX S CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Assault
008XX W EASTWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
011XX W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Other
067XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND