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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.
023XX W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
052XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
004XX W PERSHING RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
061XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
018XX N FRANCISCO AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
012XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
017XX W 94TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
030XX E 79TH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
022XX E 70TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
047XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
0000X N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
012XX W ELMDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
035XX W 12TH PL, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
046XX W 59TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
034XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
031XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
021XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
021XX N KEELER AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
001XX W WASHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
001XX W WASHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
0000X E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
103XX S SANGAMON ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
055XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
132XX S GREENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
029XX W 25TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OTHER CRIME INVOLVING PROPERTY
050XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - RESIST / OBSTRUCT / DISARM OFFICER
024XX N ST LOUIS AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
009XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
001XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
063XX S NEW ENGLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED OF A CHILD
121XX S EMERALD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
055XX S WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - HANDGUN
008XX W SUPERIOR ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
011XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
115XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
034XX W GRENSHAW ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
064XX S MARSHFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
071XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
014XX N LOREL AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
027XX W 68TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY