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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.
- Assault
045XX S ELLIS AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Weapons
026XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - RECKLESS FIREARM DISCHARGE
- Assault
012XX W 119TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
004XX E ILLINOIS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
085XX S MACKINAW AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
041XX N SPRINGFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
018XX W 50TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Weapons
014XX S CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Theft
0000X E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Theft
015XX N AVERS AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Vandalism
050XX W BERENICE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
031XX S GILES AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
040XX W CORTLAND ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Burglary
002XX N KILPATRICK AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
057XX N RIDGE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
039XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Burglary
050XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
009XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - THEFT BY LESSEE, MOTOR VEHICLE
- Burglary
020XX W BELMONT AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
- Theft
007XX N WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
- Retail Theft
001XX E Randolph St, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Assault
066XX S GREENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
030XX W 27TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
0000X E OAK ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Drug Offense
065XX S WENTWORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - SYNTHETIC DRUGS
- Assault
028XX S SACRAMENTO AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
027XX S DEARBORN ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
004XX E LOWER WACKER DR, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
043XX W 21ST PL, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
056XX S WINCHESTER AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Assault
064XX S CHAMPLAIN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
026XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
047XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
020XX W 69TH PL, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
011XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
019XX S CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Other
018XX S LAFLIN ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
- Other
009XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE
- Theft
008XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Vandalism
116XX S MAY ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY