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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.
- Assault
052XX S HARPER AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
022XX N SHEFFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Other
101XX S EGGLESTON AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - ANIMAL ABUSE / NEGLECT
- Theft
120XX S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
047XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
120XX S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
005XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Theft
091XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
050XX S EAST END AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FORGERY
- Assault
046XX S DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Vandalism
052XX S DORCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
086XX S SAGINAW AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
019XX W CULLERTON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
007XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
012XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Shooting
012XX S KILDARE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Vandalism
013XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
034XX W DIVERSEY AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
033XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Assault
021XX N CLAREMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
096XX S JEFFERY AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
002XX N LAVERGNE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
016XX W 59TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
001XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Burglary
060XX S KILDARE AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
- Weapons
074XX S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Arrest
053XX S LAKE PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING SERVICE
- Vandalism
014XX E 54TH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Assault
062XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
042XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
022XX N LAVERGNE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Assault
064XX N OAKLEY AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
027XX W SHERWIN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
015XX S SANGAMON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
026XX W LITHUANIAN PLAZA CT, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED OF A CHILD
- Theft
105XX S OGLESBY AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Assault
032XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Theft
056XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
004XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
024XX W 63RD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO CITY OF CHICAGO PROPERTY