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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.
007XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
045XX W WRIGHTWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
055XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY
060XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
014XX W LEXINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
002XX N CENTRAL AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
049XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
003XX E 49TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
054XX N WINTHROP AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
072XX S WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
015XX N KINGSBURY ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
016XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
006XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
101XX S LA SALLE ST, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - ENDANGERING LIFE / HEALTH OF CHILD
073XX S CAMPBELL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
008XX N AVERS AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
023XX W 80TH ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
053XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
025XX E 74TH ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
009XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
006XX N CENTRAL AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
043XX N SHERIDAN RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
085XX S ABERDEEN ST, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
042XX N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
076XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
019XX W 19TH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
009XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
020XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
049XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY
041XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
054XX N Winthrop Ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
081XX S BRANDON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
009XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
065XX N SHERIDAN RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
060XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
056XX N SHERIDAN RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
020XX N AUSTIN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
031XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - MANUFACTURE / DELIVER - CRACK
081XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
030XX S SPAULDING AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE