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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
064XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
002XX E WACKER DR, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Vandalism
054XX W IOWA ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Other
006XX W WEBSTER AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL TRESPASS - TO RESIDENCE
- Assault
001XX W POLK ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Drug Offense
012XX S PULASKI RD, Chicago, IL
NARCOTICS - POSSESS - COCAINE
- Vandalism
002XX N COLUMBUS DR, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
007XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
002XX N ELIZABETH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
0000X W KINZIE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Vandalism
002XX W WASHINGTON ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO CITY OF CHICAGO PROPERTY
- Retail Theft
0000X W ILLINOIS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Theft
093XX S OAKLEY AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
046XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
010XX N RUSH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
014XX W LAKE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Assault
001XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON
- Retail Theft
017XX W HOWARD ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Burglary
021XX N POINT ST, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Theft
007XX N FRANKLIN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
002XX W 87TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
061XX S LAFLIN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Retail Theft
026XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Retail Theft
026XX N Clark ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Retail Theft
049XX S KEDZIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Retail Theft
015XX N KINGSBURY ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
071XX S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND UNDER
- Assault
034XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Weapons
001XX E CERMAK RD, Chicago, IL
WEAPONS VIOLATION - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN
- Vandalism
018XX S KARLOV AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Assault
021XX E 68TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Retail Theft
046XX W IRVING PARK RD, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
058XX N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - FROM BUILDING
- Theft
003XX N OAKLEY BLVD, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
015XX N HUDSON AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Other
047XX S RACINE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Burglary
119XX S YALE AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- Theft
004XX W ONTARIO ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Theft
077XX N MARSHFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
031XX W AINSLIE ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE