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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.
026XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
002XX W 105TH PL, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - STATE BENEFITS FRAUD
032XX S WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
008XX N BISHOP ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
046XX S DREXEL BLVD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
026XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
058XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
026XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
048XX S JUSTINE ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
036XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
089XX S EXCHANGE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGG. DOMESTIC BATTERY - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, SERIOUS INJURY
0000X W WASHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
0000X N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
010XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
057XX N RICHMOND ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
040XX N ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGG. PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, SERIOUS INJURY
012XX W ARTHUR AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
008XX N LARAMIE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
019XX W HURON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
075XX S SEELEY AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - COMPUTER FRAUD
001XX E CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
004XX W 62ND ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
024XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON
041XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
047XX W FLOURNOY ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
054XX S HYDE PARK BLVD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
073XX W PRATT AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY
008XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
059XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
059XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
052XX W GLADYS AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
017XX N WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
011XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
077XX S KINGSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
012XX E 52ND ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
024XX W MONTROSE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
024XX W MONTROSE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OBSCENE TELEPHONE CALLS
043XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
024XX W MONTROSE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
040XX W PETERSON AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY