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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
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015XX W DEVON AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
071XX S MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
021XX N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
046XX S RICHMOND ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
001XX N MASON AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
050XX W DAKIN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
024XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
061XX S CAMPBELL AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
047XX W JACKSON BLVD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
001XX W SCHILLER ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
002XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
015XX N FREMONT ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
001XX W HUBBARD ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
065XX S ALBANY AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - NON-AGGRAVATED
035XX W DOUGLAS BLVD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
033XX W MAYPOLE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
050XX S HERMITAGE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
054XX W POTOMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
086XX S ELIZABETH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
038XX S WASHTENAW AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - RECKLESS FIREARM DISCHARGE
035XX N WILTON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
043XX W WEST END AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
019XX W GARFIELD BLVD, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - RECKLESS FIREARM DISCHARGE
033XX N MELVINA AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
003XX N PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - VEHICULAR HIJACKING
042XX N OAK PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY
103XX S GREEN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
069XX S HOLLETT DR, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
042XX S WELLS ST, Chicago, IL
PUBLIC PEACE VIOLATION - RECKLESS CONDUCT
064XX N ARTESIAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
070XX S EBERHART AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
042XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - NON-AGGRAVATED
041XX S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
0000X E GRAND AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
009XX W 18TH PL, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - NON-AGGRAVATED
054XX S HONORE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
0000X W 26TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
075XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
048XX W THOMAS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
031XX N MENARD AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE