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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5,000 official records from 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-11 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 0 days old
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· source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
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Recorded Crashes, Page 13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | WESTERN AVE | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | FAIRBANKS CT | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | IDA B WELLS DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | LARRABEE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | GARFIELD BLVD | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | WASHINGTON BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 16:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | MORGAN ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | ADDISON ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | AVENUE L | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | DEVON AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | PALMER ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | RANDOLPH ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | MERRIMAC AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | 87TH ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | BERTEAU AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | LINCOLN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | STATE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | SHERIDAN RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | WABANSIA AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | SCHILLER ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | ARCHER AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | STATE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | MICHIGAN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | AVENUE O | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-08 | 15:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | WESTERN AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | BLACKSTONE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | CALUMET AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | MONTEREY AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | 95TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | PAULINA ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 3 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | KILBOURN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | OHIO ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
Accident news in and near Chicago
28 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.
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Data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD), updated 2026-10-12 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.