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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.
- Theft
012XX N DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
0000X N LA SALLE ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - BOGUS CHECK
- Burglary
050XX S PAULINA ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Burglary
051XX N MC VICKER AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Other
015XX E 63RD ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - TELEPHONE THREAT
- Theft
012XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Burglary
087XX S BALTIMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - HOME INVASION
- Assault
031XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
048XX W ERIE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - PROTECTED EMPLOYEE - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, NO / MINOR INJURY
- Other
092XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Theft
030XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND UNDER
- Other
062XX S MAPLEWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - SEX OFFENDER - FAIL TO REGISTER NEW ADDRESS
- Assault
074XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Theft
004XX W WRIGHTWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Burglary
003XX N MAY ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
084XX S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
046XX S SACRAMENTO AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - COUNTERFEITING DOCUMENT
- Theft
055XX W DIVERSEY AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Retail Theft
049XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Other
119XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - SEX OFFENDER - FAIL TO REGISTER
- Theft
024XX W WAVELAND AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Assault
031XX W 26TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
041XX W FIFTH AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Drug Offense
037XX W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
- Assault
070XX S JEFFERY BLVD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
003XX W 58TH ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HALLUCINOGENS
- Weapons
041XX W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Drug Offense
094XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Assault
006XX S CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
002XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
021XX N LINCOLN PARK WEST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
043XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
008XX W HARRISON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Shooting
058XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Vandalism
035XX W SHAKESPEARE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
0000X E 111TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Burglary
029XX W 24TH BLVD, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Theft
057XX S THROOP ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
070XX S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
029XX W AUGUSTA BLVD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE