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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
009XX S SPRINGFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
033XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
053XX W OAKDALE AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
031XX W MARQUETTE RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
027XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
040XX S WALLACE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Other
073XX W ESTES AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO LAND
- Burglary
025XX W LYNDALE ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Drug Offense
002XX N WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - COCAINE
- Assault
008XX W RANDOLPH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Vandalism
094XX S GREEN ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
002XX W GRAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Retail Theft
0000X N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Retail Theft
013XX E 53RD ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Assault
012XX E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
041XX W CULLOM AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Arrest
0000X N FRANKLIN ST, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - OBSTRUCTING IDENTIFICATION
- Burglary
025XX N KEDZIE BLVD, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Assault
061XX N TALMAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
004XX N MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
013XX S SPRINGFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
009XX W RANDOLPH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
012XX S CANAL ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
015XX N DAYTON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
062XX S VERNON AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
061XX N TALMAN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Weapons
007XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Assault
037XX W DIVISION ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
055XX N LINCOLN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
062XX S ELLIS AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Vandalism
010XX W 104TH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
015XX N DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Sexual Offense
061XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - NON-AGGRAVATED
- Theft
004XX N WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - PURSE-SNATCHING
- Theft
020XX W 17TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Vandalism
012XX N WOOD ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
014XX S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
040XX W POTOMAC AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
027XX W 25TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Sexual Offense
005XX W DEMING PL, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT - NON-AGGRAVATED