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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
004XX W 95TH PL, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
- Vandalism
079XX S KINGSTON AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Theft
075XX S ABERDEEN ST, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
011XX W LELAND AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT
- Other
035XX W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - VIOLATE ORDER OF PROTECTION
- Vandalism
023XX W GREENLEAF AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Assault
079XX S EXCHANGE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
073XX S CHAPPEL AVE, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Theft
066XX S DREXEL AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - CREDIT CARD FRAUD
- Theft
073XX S MARYLAND AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Shooting
001XX E ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago, IL
ROBBERY - ARMED - HANDGUN
- Theft
004XX E 71ST ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Assault
0000X W SUPERIOR ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
012XX N LARAMIE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Theft
047XX N SACRAMENTO AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - FRAUD OR CONFIDENCE GAME
- Vandalism
026XX N WESTERN AVE, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO PROPERTY
- Vandalism
008XX W 87TH ST, Chicago, IL
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - TO VEHICLE
- Other
027XX W PETERSON AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - OTHER WEAPONS VIOLATION
- Theft
005XX W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Other
044XX N KIMBALL AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - GUN OFFENDER - DUTY TO REPORT CHANGE OF INFORMATION
- Other
026XX N RACINE AVE, Chicago, IL
OTHER OFFENSE - HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
- Shooting
100XX S VAN VLISSINGEN RD, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN
- Theft
024XX N LARAMIE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Theft
014XX W MONTROSE AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - AGGRAVATED COMPUTER TAMPERING
- Theft
049XX W WASHINGTON BLVD, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - ILLEGAL USE CASH CARD
- Theft
055XX S KILBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Theft
026XX N CLYBOURN AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
056XX N MOZART ST, Chicago, IL
ASSAULT - SIMPLE
- Assault
004XX N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - SIMPLE
- Theft
022XX N LATROBE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - OVER $500
- Retail Theft
002XX S LAFLIN ST, Chicago, IL
THEFT - POCKET-PICKING
- Burglary
074XX S OGLESBY AVE, Chicago, IL
BURGLARY - FORCIBLE ENTRY
- Theft
028XX W CULLOM AVE, Chicago, IL
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE - COMPUTER FRAUD
- Other
079XX S DOBSON AVE, Chicago, IL
OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN - CHILD ABUSE
- Theft
016XX W CONGRESS PKWY, Chicago, IL
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - AUTOMOBILE
- Assault
001XX E 36TH ST, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Murder
008XX W 66TH ST, Chicago, IL
HOMICIDE - FIRST DEGREE MURDER
- Theft
067XX S RACINE AVE, Chicago, IL
THEFT - $500 AND UNDER
- Assault
052XX S FRANCISCO AVE, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE
- Assault
005XX E 33RD PL, Chicago, IL
BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE