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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.
090XX S COMMERCIAL AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
052XX N LAMON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
049XX W WEST END AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
003XX W CERMAK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
013XX S CANAL ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
043XX S WHIPPLE ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
023XX S PRAIRIE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
051XX W ST PAUL AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
005XX W 89TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OTHER VEHICLE OFFENSE
096XX S HALSTED ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
015XX S INDIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - FOUND SUSPECT NARCOTICS
065XX N TAHOMA AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - ATTEMPT THEFT
069XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - HANDGUN
009XX S OAKLEY BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
079XX S CARPENTER ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
001XX N PEORIA ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
061XX S MAJOR AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
041XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
024XX S WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
043XX S SHIELDS AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - FALSE / STOLEN / ALTERED TRP
030XX S LYMAN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
032XX W ARMITAGE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
021XX N MANGO AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
005XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
032XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
071XX S EMERALD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
032XX N Clark ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
014XX W 87TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
032XX N SOUTHPORT AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
039XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
055XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
006XX E 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
083XX S KERFOOT AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
043XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
011XX W 79TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
075XX S COLFAX AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
001XX S WACKER DR, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
055XX W POTOMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
033XX W MARQUETTE RD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
041XX S ELLIS AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500