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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
075XX S ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
003XX W 64TH ST, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - CHILD ABUSE
- Theft
001XX S WASHTENAW AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT OVER $ 300
- Vandalism
077XX S KOLMAR AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Shooting
016XX E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Retail Theft
032XX N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Theft
025XX W 59TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Theft
039XX W GLADYS AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
076XX S LOWE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Sexual Offense
042XX N OAK PARK AVE, Chicago, IL
SEX OFFENSE - CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE
- Theft
054XX W MELROSE ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ATTEMPT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
023XX E 70TH ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
087XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
069XX S VINCENNES AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Vandalism
001XX N LOTUS AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Theft
048XX W THOMAS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
049XX W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
003XX W ILLINOIS ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Theft
076XX S ESSEX AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
- Theft
056XX N GLENWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Retail Theft
014XX W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Assault
012XX W 119TH ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Arrest
100XX S PERRY AVE, Chicago, IL
INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER - RESIST / OBSTRUCT / DISARM OFFICER
- Theft
005XX W OHARE ST, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - THEFT OF LOST / MISLAID PROPERTY
- Other
024XX E 75TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - LICENSE VIOLATION
- Theft
007XX N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Vandalism
047XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Vandalism
0000X N MORGAN ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
060XX N WINTHROP AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Retail Theft
004XX E ILLINOIS ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Vandalism
046XX S BISHOP ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
013XX W 13TH ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - THEFT / RECOVERY - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
049XX S CORNELL AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
024XX E 75TH ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - LICENSE VIOLATION
- Retail Theft
008XX N STATE ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - RETAIL THEFT
- Vandalism
002XX S LAVERGNE AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Other
013XX W 81ST ST, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VEHICLE TITLE / REGISTRATION OFFENSE
- Robbery
099XX S WENTWORTH AVE, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ATTEMPT STRONG ARM - NO WEAPON
- Vandalism
025XX W PETERSON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Other
031XX W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE