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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.
015XX W POLK ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
031XX W DOUGLAS BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
018XX W BYRON ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
018XX W CERMAK RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
052XX S DORCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
061XX S ARCHER AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - BOGUS CHECK
069XX W WOLFRAM ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
084XX S MAY ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
017XX W ERIE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
036XX N KIMBALL AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
005XX W TAYLOR ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - FALSE / STOLEN / ALTERED TRP
024XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - THEFT OF LOST / MISLAID PROPERTY
015XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
042XX W 18TH ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
054XX W HIGGINS AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
006XX N LA SALLE DR, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
037XX N PINE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
003XX N LARAMIE AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
051XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING IDENTIFICATION
088XX S COMMERCIAL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
024XX W GLADYS AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
008XX W ADAMS ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - OTHER
056XX N BERNARD ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
001XX E CHESTNUT ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
028XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - FOUND SUSPECT NARCOTICS
053XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
002XX W 72ND ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
049XX N KOLMAR AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
053XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
042XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
013XX S MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
013XX S MILLARD AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
005XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
027XX W WARREN BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
021XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
036XX W FILLMORE ST, Chicago, IL
PUBLIC PEACE VIOLATION - FALSE FIRE ALARM
078XX S SOUTH SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
050XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
068XX S PERRY AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
047XX S VINCENNES AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT