Chicago Crash Map and Recent Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in Chicago, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has approximately 9.62 million residents according to the 2020 census and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country.
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Explore Chicago crash patterns
5,000 official records from 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-11 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 1 days old
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· source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by Socrata row id (:id); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
Recorded Crashes, Page 10
5,000 records from 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-11, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-12T11:17 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | WEBSTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | CRYSTAL ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | STATE PKWY | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | JARVIS AVE | 0 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | STATE ST | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | DEARBORN ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | KILPATRICK AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 7:00 | HOMAN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | CHICAGO AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | NAGLE AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-09 | 6:00 | JACKSON BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 5:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 5:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-09 | 5:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-09 | 5:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 4:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-09 | 4:00 | ARCHER AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-09 | 4:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 3:00 | 58TH ST | 0 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-09 | 3:00 | KEELER AVE | 1 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-09 | 3:00 | CANAL ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-09 | 2:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-09 | 2:00 | LAKE SHORE DR W | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 2:00 | 56TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 1:00 | 51ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 1:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 1:00 | WABASH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 1:00 | CHICAGO AVE | 1 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-09 | 0:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-09 | 0:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-09 | 0:00 | LA SALLE DR | 4 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-09 | 0:00 | NORTH AVE | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-09 | 0:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 1 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | BLUE ISLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | NORMAL AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | SPAULDING AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | RICE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | 64TH PL | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 23:00 | TAYLOR ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-08 | 22:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-08 | 22:00 | OHIO ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 22:00 | ORLEANS ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
Accident news in and near Chicago
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Data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD), updated 2026-10-11 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.