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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
024XX S CHRISTIANA AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Other
043XX W 16TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VEHICLE TITLE / REGISTRATION OFFENSE
- Shooting
005XX N LOCKWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Theft
018XX W FOSTER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
030XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
010XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
005XX N LAKE SHORE DR, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
058XX S MULLIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Burglary
021XX W RACE AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
057XX S MARYLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
054XX N CUMBERLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
080XX S WOODLAWN AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CANNABIS MORE THAN 30 GRAMS
- Assault
010XX N PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Arrest
054XX W KINZIE ST, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
- Theft
033XX W POLK ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
031XX N SPAULDING AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Burglary
062XX N KEELER AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
064XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
039XX W FILLMORE ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
055XX N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
003XX E 63RD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
021XX W ERIE ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
004XX N MC CLURG CT, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Burglary
084XX S RHODES AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Drug Offense
095XX S LA SALLE ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Other
013XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - LICENSE VIOLATION
- Assault
011XX N ORLEANS ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
048XX N MC VICKER AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Burglary
123XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
- Vandalism
057XX S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
022XX N NATCHEZ AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Sexual Offense
089XX S EXCHANGE AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE
- Drug Offense
121XX S STATE ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - HEROIN (WHITE)
- Drug Offense
003XX N LOWER MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESSION OF DRUG EQUIPMENT
- Drug Offense
063XX S TROY ST, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - CRACK
- Assault
028XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Vandalism
079XX S SANGAMON ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
004XX S CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Weapons
001XX E 115TH ST, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Robbery
075XX S COLES AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON