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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
008XX E 62ND ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Kidnapping
008XX W BELLE PLAINE AVE, Chicago, IL
KIDNAPPING - UNLAWFUL VISITATION INTERFERENCE
- Other
027XX N LAMON AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Burglary
061XX S VERNON AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Theft
049XX S DREXEL BLVD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
049XX S KOSTNER AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Retail Theft
027XX N CLYBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
020XX W SUMMERDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
037XX W 61ST ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
015XX E 62ND ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
016XX W JUNEWAY TER, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Assault
060XX S JUSTINE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
008XX N SPAULDING AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Retail Theft
032XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
017XX W DEVON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
0000X N WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
025XX S SAWYER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Retail Theft
047XX N CENTRAL AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Burglary
025XX N MAJOR AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
061XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Theft
014XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
033XX W 16TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Vandalism
073XX N SHERIDAN RD, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
021XX E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
056XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Other
028XX S CALIFORNIA BLVD, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Theft
021XX W HUBBARD ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Other
057XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OTHER CRIME AGAINST PERSON
- Vandalism
008XX W 63RD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
016XX S HARDING AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
049XX S DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Burglary
013XX W CONCORD PL, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
128XX S WALLACE ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Retail Theft
032XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Arrest
010XX W MARQUETTE RD, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING IDENTIFICATION
- Assault
048XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Other
011XX W LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Assault
030XX W 111TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
043XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
011XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT